Data Engineer

Data Engineer
Location: Hampshire / Hybrid
Salary: £40k-60k per annum (DOE) + benefits

We’re seeking a talented Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize robust analytics pipelines supporting sophisticated, mission-critical systems in the national security sector. You’ll work on real-time and batch data processing, transforming, filtering, and routing complex data streams, and deploying containerized applications to Kubernetes clusters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize analytics pipelines using Go or Python.
• Process streaming and batch data to deliver actionable insights.
• Deploy containerized applications via Docker, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve deployed data systems.
• Break down requirements into actionable tasks in an Agile Scrum team.
• Follow test-driven development and write secure, maintainable code.

Must-have Skills:

• Go or Python programming
• Data analytics / real-time processing experience
• Kubernetes & Helm
• Docker & container orchestration
• AWS (EKS, EC2, S3)
• Agile development experience

Nice-to-have:

• AI/ML fundamentals
• Redis, Rust, or Robot Framework
• Messaging systems (Kafka, NATS, Qpid)
• Linux networking knowledge