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Role: Data Engineer – AI (defence sector)
Salary: Circa £45,000–£55,000 depending on experience
Locations: Stevenage or Bolton – hybrid working: 2-3 days per week on-site
 
Deliver cutting-edge defence solutions by taking on this Data Engineer role, specialising in generative AI.
 
You will evaluate, build, deploy, improve and maintain data sets for internal teams and customers.
 
You will be well-rewarded at this well-known defence company that produces military weapons systems with bonuses, annual salary reviews, paid overtime and so forth.
 
About the role:

Ensure that data pipelines are designed to be resilient, secure and responsive
Collaborate with different internal customers, making sure that their requirements have been met, optimised and secured
Provide knowledge in data management and quality to guarantee compliance with data governance 
About you:

Both SQL (e.g. MS SQL, Oracle…) and NoSQL skills (e.g. MongoDB, InfluxDB, Neo4J…)
Data exchange and processing skills (e.g. ETL, ESB, API…)
Development skills, e.g. Python
Big data technologies knowledge (e.g. Hadoop stack)
Knowledge in NLP (Natural Language Processing)
Knowledge in OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
Understanding of generative AI and containerisation technologies would be advantageous
Knowledge in the industrial and/or defence sector would be extremely desirable 
Why this role?

Exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of technological innovation
Supportive work environment with a clear path for development and progression
Financial benefits, such as paid overtime and annual bonuses
Flexible working arrangements and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Excellent site facilities, including subsided meals, free parking, etc.
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criterion will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.
 
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
 
This is a permanent position

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