* Location: Portsmouth customersite– 3 daysp/weekonsite
* Salary: Upto£90kDoEplusbonus
* Clearance: ActiveSC(Britishpassportrequired)
* Toapply,email: henry.clay-davies@searchability.com
We’reworkingwithaleadingtechnologyconsultancydeliveringsecure,mission criticaldigitalcapabilitiesacrossSecureSectorprogrammes.They’relookingforanexperiencedDatabricksDataEngineertodesignandbuildscalable,resilientdataapplicationsthatsupportoperationalusers,analyticsplatforms,and AI-enabledcapabilities.
This is a hands‑on technical role sitting at the intersection of Software Engineering and Data Engineering, focused on building secure, production‑grade data services that operate reliably within highly governed Defence environments.
What you’ll be doing:
* Building scalable data applications and pipelines using Python
* Developing streaming, event‑driven and orchestrated data solutions
* Deploying and supporting containerised services in Kubernetes environments
* Implementing observability, monitoring and data governance best practices
* Leveraging Infrastructure‑as‑Code and CI/CD for secure deployments
* Owning solutions from design and development through to production support
* Delivering resilient data platforms within secure Defence environments
What we’re looking for:
* Strong Python development and software engineering experience
* Experience building scalable data pipelines and distributed data platforms
* Knowledge of Kafka, Spark and modern data processing technologies
* Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster or Prefect
* Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes and containerised deployments
* CI/CD experience with a focus on production ownership and reliability
* Understanding of data quality, testing and lineage best practices
Desirable skills:
* MLOps or production machine learning experience
* Terraform, Ansible or other Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools
* PostgreSQL and modern data platforms
* Experience within Defence, National Security or regulated environments
* Familiarity with air‑gapped, restricted or secure networks
* Knowledge of Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) or edge‑cloud technologies
Security Clearance:
Due to the nature of the work, candidates must hold an active SCClearance and be a British passport holder.
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