About the Role I am working with a growing consultancy delivering high-impact data solutions across secure government and defence environments. Due to continued project wins, we are looking for experienced DV Cleared Data Engineers to join their team.

You will work on mission-critical programmes, designing and building scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms in AWS environments.

Key Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain secure data pipelines and ETL processes

Develop scalable data lake and data warehouse solutions in AWS

Implement infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD for data platforms

Optimise data workflows for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency

Collaborate with architects, analysts, and client stakeholders

Ensure solutions meet strict security and compliance requirementsEssential Skills & Experience

Active DV Clearance (mandatory)

Strong hands-on experience with AWS data services (e.g., S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, RDS)

Proficiency in Python and/or Scala

Experience with SQL and data modelling

Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform / CloudFormation)

Experience building production-grade data pipelines

Strong understanding of security best practices in cloud environmentsDesirable Experience

Experience working within government or defence sectors

Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD tooling

Containerisation (Docker / Kubernetes)

Streaming technologies (Kafka / Kinesis)What We Offer

Competitive salary (£45,000 – £90,000 depending on experience)

Performance bonus

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare

Pension contribution

Ongoing training and AWS certifications

Opportunity to work on high-profile national programmes