DV Cleared Data Engineers

3 x Locations:
Manchester, Bristol OR Belfast (Hybrid 3 days per week on site / Secure Sites)

Mid to Senior experience levels

Salary ranges from £50,000 – £95,000 DOE + bonus & benefits

We are hiring DV cleared Data Engineers to deliver secure, mission-critical data platforms within highly regulated defence and national security environments. Working on classified programmes where data engineering quality, resilience, and security are paramount. You will design and build AWS based data solutions supporting complex operational and analytical use cases.

Security Clearance – Mandatory

• Active UK DV (Developed Vetting) clearance is required
• SC clearance alone will not be considered
• Clearance must current and transferable at application stage

• Design, build, and maintain secure, production-grade data pipelines
• Engineer data lakes and warehouses for sensitive and high-volume datasets
• Develop and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using AWS native and open-source tooling
  
  Process and integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources
• Apply agile delivery practices while adhering to strict security and governance controls
• Contribute to technical design, assurance, and delivery decisions (senior roles)

Python, SQL
, and Java or Scala

Spark, API-based ingestion, and distributed data processing frameworks

• Proven experience delivering data engineering solutions in secure or regulated environments
• Strong engineering fundamentals and analytical problem-solving skills
• Experience handling large-scale, sensitive datasets
• Confidence working with multiple stakeholders in delivery-focused teams

• Ownership of technical design and delivery outcomes
• Mentoring or technical leadership responsibilities
• Experience influencing architecture and engineering standards

Currently a DV cleared Data Engineer with Cloud experience? Please apply now