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Lead Data Engineer

SR2London🇬🇧United Kingdom

Quick overview

Salary£600 - £625/mo
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeRemote
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
DroneAWSJavaKafkaPythonTerraformKubernetesCI/CD

Job description

Lead Data Engineer - SC Cleared

Location: Primarily Remote (Occasional Onsite Meetings)
Contract: 5 Months Initially (Potential Extension)
Day Rate: £600-£625 per day
Start Date: ASAP
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Clearance: Active SC Clearance Essential

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to support a major Central Government programme. The role will focus on developing and maintaining core data pipelines, streaming data into downstream products and leading engineering delivery.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines.

  • Lead technical delivery and support architectural decisions.

  • Establish engineering standards and best practices.

  • Mentor junior engineers while remaining hands-on with development.

  • Support the delivery of reliable, secure data solutions.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience in Java and/or Python.

  • Hands-on expertise with Kafka, Kubernetes and AWS.

  • Experience with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines (ideally Drone).

  • Proven experience leading data engineering teams.

  • Previous Central Government experience.

  • Active SC clearance.

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If you have the relevant experience and are available for a new contract opportunity, please get in touch to discuss further.

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