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Data Engineer
£40,000 - 80,000
TXP Technology x People
Whitechapel High Street 133, London
£40,000 - 80,000
Requirements
Must:
- Active SC Clearance - mandatory and non-negotiable
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks in production environments
- Expert knowledge of Apache Spark, including PySpark and Spark SQL
- Proficiency with Python for data engineering
- Experience delivering solutions on cloud data platforms (AWS preferred, Azure acceptable)
- Understanding of data lake and lakehouse architectures
- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within delivery squads
- Experience working within Central Government departments (highly desirable)
- Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Delta Lake (desirable)
- Streaming technologies (Kafka, Event Hubs) (desirable)
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines using Databricks
- Develop ETL/ELT processes with PySpark and Spark SQL
- Transform and model structured and semi-structured datasets
- Improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency of data workloads
- Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and quality standards
- Work collaboratively with architects, analysts, and delivery teams
- Produce clear documentation and contribute to engineering best practice routes
Description
We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer with deep expertise in Databricks to support the development of scalable data platforms within a Central Government environment. This role is delivery-focused and requires someone who has worked in secure, regulated public sector settings. You will be responsible for designing, building, and optimising data pipelines that enable analytics, reporting, and downstream data services across the organisation. The position is offered as a 6-month contract, located in London or Telford, with a hybrid working model.
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Collect Solutions Ltd, Arctic Shores, SwapTix, HM Land Registry, EG On The Move Ltd, Bestway Group, Companies House among others, are currently hiring for Data roles in the UK.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 108 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.