Data Engineer | AWS, Talend & SQL | Public Sector

Data Engineer | AWS, Talend & SQL | Public Sector

6-month contract | Mainly remote with occasional workshops

Put your data engineering expertise to work on national programmes supporting smarter decisions, modern digital services and the adoption of AI and GenAI across the UK public sector.

Synergize Consulting is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build and optimise secure, scalable data pipelines and platforms. You'll join a growing data team, working alongside engineers, product specialists and stakeholders to turn complex requirements into reliable data products.

With hands-on engineering, opportunities to influence technical solutions and limited onsite attendance, this contract offers a strong mix of technical challenge and flexibility.

Your contract at a glance

• Working arrangements: Mainly remote, with workshops typically a couple of days per month in Telford or Worthing.

• Clearance: Active SC clearance required

What you'll be doing

• Building and enhancing data pipelines for ingestion, transformation and curation.

• Designing secure, reliable and performant data integration solutions.

• Operating and optimising pipelines to support high-quality data products.

• Working with product teams and stakeholders to shape requirements and technical solutions.

• Sharing engineering best practice, mentoring colleagues and contributing to the wider engineering community.

• Collaborating within Agile, multidisciplinary teams.

What you'll bring

• Strong SQL and data modelling skills.

• Experience with Talend and Pentaho BA.

• Knowledge of Oracle databases.

• Cloud experience with AWS.

• A sound understanding of data integration, transformation, orchestration and version control.

• The ability to collaborate effectively with technical colleagues and business stakeholders.

Why this opportunity?

You'll contribute to public sector programmes with national reach, helping build the data foundations that support modern services and emerging AI capabilities. You'll also have the opportunity to share your expertise and develop your experience within a collaborative engineering team.