£Up to £80,000 GBP

Transport Allowance

Hybrid WORKING

Location: London; Manchester; Bristol, Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

The Role - Data Engineer (DV Cleared)

Join a consultancy recognised as a UK Great Place to Work® year after year - a distinction that reflects its commitment to inclusion, engineering excellence and meaningful, purpose-led work across complex transformation programmes.

Our client is a globally respected digital, data and technology consultancy operating at the intersection of strategy, innovation and advanced engineering. With over 4,000 experts across multiple sectors including defence, health, financial services and government, the client delivers large-scale transformation in environments where quality, agility and impact truly matter.

As a Data Engineer, you will play a critical role within the client’s Digital & Data community, designing and delivering scalable AWS-based data platforms that enable intelligent decision-making across complex organisations.

The Data Engineer role is based in Manchester, operating on a hybrid model with a minimum of two days per week in the office or on client site, aligned to programme requirements.

Key Responsibilities - Data Engineer

As a Data Engineer, you will: *Design and deploy production-grade data pipelines from ingestion to consumption within modern big data architectures
*Build scalable ETL workflows and data lake solutions using AWS-native services
*Engineer high-performance data processing solutions using Python, Java, Scala, Spark and SQL
*Integrate structured and unstructured data from multiple sources using APIs, scripting and cloud-native tooling
*Design and build robust AWS cloud data platforms using services such as EMR, Glue, Redshift, Kinesis, Lambda and DynamoDB
*Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design and engineering teams in agile delivery environments
*Participate in live whiteboarding sessions and technical problem-solving workshops
*Contribute to internal engineering initiatives and knowledge-sharing within the wider data community
*Ensure data quality, scalability and resilience across production systems
The Data Engineer will operate in fast-paced, client-facing environments, solving complex data challenges while maintaining engineering best practice.

Key Requirements *You must hold active DV Clearance (UK Developed Vetting)
*Proven experience as a Data Engineer delivering production data pipelines end-to-end
*Strong AWS cloud expertise, particularly across data and analytics services
*Hands-on experience building ETL processes and data lake / warehouse architectures
*Proficiency in Python, Java, Scala, Spark and SQL
*Experience processing large-scale structured and unstructured datasets
*Experience extracting and integrating data via APIs and custom scripting
*Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
*Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders in agile environments
Even if you don’t meet every requirement, applications are encouraged - the client hires across multiple levels within the Data Engineer capability.

You Will Gain Exposure With *Large-scale AWS cloud transformation programmes
*Diverse sector projects across public and private domains
*Modern big data architectures and advanced analytics ecosystems
*Cross-disciplinary collaboration with strategists, designers and technologists
*A defined technical career pathway without the requirement to move into people leadership
*Structured learning budgets, certifications and continuous professional development
*A highly collaborative and supportive engineering community
Why Join? *Join a consultancy consistently recognised as a top employer in the UK
*Work as a Data Engineer within a high-performing Digital & Data capability
*Hybrid working model with flexibility aligned to client needs
*Access to private healthcare, generous pension and performance bonus
*Share ownership opportunities
*Strong commitment to inclusion, equality and diverse career progression
*Clear technical career track for ambitious Data Engineers seeking depth, not just management
This Data Engineer opportunity offers the chance to build impactful AWS data solutions while progressing within a consultancy that combines engineering rigour with meaningful, purpose-led transformation.

Interested? Apply Now!
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