Job Description:

Job Title: DV Cleared Data Engineer
Location: Bath
Duration: 12 months
Rate: Up to £500 per day
Must be willing and eligible to go through the DV clearance process

Our client, a reputable organisation supporting high-profile government programmes, is hiring a DV Cleared Data Engineer to join a critical, secure environment. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining robust data pipelines and platforms to enable advanced analytics and intelligence operations.

What you'll be doing:
* Develop, optimise, and support scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) within secure environments.
* Manage ETL/ELT processes for diverse datasets, ensuring data quality, lineage, and governance.
* Collaborate with technical and business teams to translate complex requirements into effective data solutions.
* Maintain Elasticsearch solutions for indexing, search, and real-time data discovery.
* Ensure data platforms meet security, accreditation, and information assurance standards.
* Contribute to modern data architecture design across cloud and on-premise environments.
* Support Agile delivery teams, including Scrum and SAFe.

What you'll bring:
* Proven experience as a Data Engineer in secure government, defence, or intelligence settings.
* Strong Python and SQL development skills.
* Hands-on experience with data integration tools like Airflow, NiFi, Azure Data Factory, or AWS Glue.
* Expertise in Elasticsearch management, indexing, and query optimisation.
* Knowledge of data modelling, warehousing, and modern data platform architectures.
* Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) in secure environments.
* Understanding of data security, governance, and information assurance.
* Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.

Desirable:
* Experience within UK Defence, Intelligence, or National Security sectors.
* Knowledge of big data tools such as Kafka, Spark, or Hadoop.
* Support for machine learning or advanced analytics workloads.
* Experience working with classified datasets and Elastic Stack (ELK).

If you're ready to contribute to vital national security projects, apply now!

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