Data Engineer

Role Title: Data Engineer (Talend)

Clearance: SC Eligible (Must be able to pass BPSS)

Location: Remote (Telford every 3 weeks)

Kit collection - London, Manchester or Telford

Contract Tenure: 6 Months

We are seeking Data Engineers to support delivery within a large-scale data exploitation programme. The role will focus on developing and maintaining ETL pipelines within an established Talend framework, alongside working with Oracle RDS databases and CI/CD pipelines.
Key responsibilities:

Design and develop ETL solutions using Talend
Build and maintain Oracle SQL and DDL artefacts
Contribute to CI/CD pipeline enhancements (GitLab)
Investigate and resolve defects across development and testing phases
Conduct component testing, including test data creation
Support QA, performance testing, and production releases
Perform peer reviews of development and test artefacts
Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members
Contribute to agile ceremonies and cross-team coordinationSkills and experience:

Strong hands-on experience with Talend (essential)
Experience with Oracle databases (preferably RDS)
Solid SQL and data modelling capability
Experience working within structured SDLC and testing frameworks
Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab)
Experience in enterprise or public sector environments desirable
SC Eligible