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We are supporting a major government data transformation initiative to strengthen the use of evidence-based insights across frontline and operational teams. As part of a new capability being built to process and analyse sensitive interview information, the programme requires Data Engineers to design, deliver, and optimise secure backend data workflows.
This work is foundational: building the ingestion, orchestration, storage, and transformation layers that power the analytics tool.
Key Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain scalable cloud-native data pipelines
• Implement ETL/ELT processes to manage structured and unstructured data securely and efficiently
• Ensure data integrity, traceability and compliance across all pipeline stages
• Work with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and design decisions
• Apply DevOps best practices, monitoring, and automation to improve reliability
• Support continuous improvement of the platform’s performance and operational maturity
• Communicate progress, risks and trade-offs clearly to wider delivery stakeholdersRequired Skills & Experience

Strong Data Engineering expertise within AWS environments
• Hands-on experience with core AWS data services:
– S3, Glue, Lambda, Athena, Kinesis, Step Functions (or similar)
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data transformations and automation
• Experience with IaC and CI/CD tooling (Terraform, GitLab, etc.)
• Comfortable working with sensitive datasets and secure-by-design approaches
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, consulting mindset
• Experience delivering as part of an Agile, multi-disciplinary teamDesirable

Knowledge of backend processing for analytics workloads (but not essential)
• Familiarity with containerised deployments (Docker/ECS)
• Experience working to SFIA-aligned delivery expectations in government or regulated contexts

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