Lead Data Engineer

Searchability NS&D

Gloucester, United Kingdom

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£65,000 – £85,000 pa

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£65,000 – £85,000 pa

Job Type: Permanent
Work Location: Hybrid
Seniority: Lead
Education: Degree
Security Clearance: Required
Posted: 30 Apr 2026 (Today)

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6% bonus 25 days holiday Clearance bonus

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£65,000 – £85,000 pa

Job Type: Permanent
Work Location: Hybrid
Seniority: Lead
Education: Degree
Security Clearance: Required
Posted: 30 Apr 2026 (Today)

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6% bonus 25 days holiday Clearance bonus

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Gloucester location - hybrid working when possible
Must hold active Enhanced DV Clearance (West)
Competitive Salary DOE - 6% bonus, 25 days holiday, clearance bonus
Experience in Data Pipelines, ETL processing, Data Integration, Apache, SQL/NoSQL, Team Leadership

Who Are We?

Our client is a trusted and growing supplier to the National Security sector, delivering mission-critical solutions that help keep the nation safe, secure, and prosperous. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, including AI/Data Science, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. They have long-term contracts secured across the latest customer framework and are set for significant growth.

What will the Lead Data Engineer be Doing?

You will develop mission-critical data solutions for National Security clients, working with cutting-edge technologies such as AI/DS, Cyber, Cloud, DevOps/SRE, and Platform Engineering. You'll collaborate directly with customers across National Security, Defence, and Intelligence to solve complex, high-stakes challenges. The role involves designing and implementing sophisticated data pipelines to connect operational systems with analytics and business intelligence platforms.

Responsibilities include:

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, including ingestion, orchestration, and enrichment
Develop data-streaming and ETL solutions (e.g. NiFi)
Model databases and integrate data from diverse sources
Ensure data quality, consistency, and security
Monitor and optimise system performance
Write clean, secure, reusable, test-driven code
Apply systems integration expertise within agile teams
Decompose user needs into epics and stories
Promote reuse of data flows and best practices across teams
Champion data engineering standards across government

The Lead Data Engineer Should Have:

Active eDV clearance (West)
Willingness to work full-time on-site in Gloucester when required.

Required experience in the following:

Apache Kafka
Apache NiFI
SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB)
ETL processing languages such as Groovy, Python or Java
Understand and interpret technical and business stakeholder needs
Manage expectations through clear, proactive communication
Lead and support challenging conversations with teams and senior stakeholders

To be Considered:

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to . For further information please call me on / - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter @SearchableHenry or connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Henry Clay-Davies (searchability). I look forward to hearing from you.

KEY SKILLS:

DATA ENGINEER / DATA ENGINEERING / DEFENCE / NATIONAL SECURITY / DATA STRATEGY / DATA PIPELINES / DATA GOVERNANCE / SQL / NOSQL / APACHE / NIFI / KAFKA / ETL / GLOUCESTER / DV / SECURITY CLEARED / DV CLEARANCE

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