Junior / Mid Level Data Engineer - SC Cleared Inside IR35: £450 - £500 per day Hybrid: Once a week in London Start date: ASAP We are supporting a major government data transformation initiative focused on strengthening the use of evidence-based insights across frontline and operational teams. As part of a new capability being built to process and analyse sensitive interview information, the programme requires a SFIA 3 (Junior - Mid Level) Data Engineer to design, deliver, and optimise secure backend data workflows. This work is foundational: building the ingestion, orchestration, storage, and transformation layers that power the analytics tool. The programme is just kicking off, and this is a great time to join, add value, and grow throughout a long-term programme. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop and maintain scalable cloud-native data pipelines • Implement ETL/ELT processes to manage structured and unstructured data securely and efficiently • Ensure data integrity, traceability and compliance across all pipeline stages • Work with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and design decisions • Apply DevOps best practices, monitoring, and automation to improve reliability • Support continuous improvement of the platform’s performance and operational maturity • Communicate progress, risks and trade-offs clearly to wider delivery stakeho...