Our client, a prominent entity in the Defence and Security sector, is currently seeking a dedicated Data Engineer to join their team in a permanent capacity. Key Responsibilities: Build, configure, and maintain a modern cloud-based data platform in alignment with architectural blueprints and design standards. Develop robust data pipelines that ingest, transform, and publish data from multiple source systems into trusted reporting layers. Ensure solutions support financial reporting requirements including accuracy, completeness, auditability, and traceability. Collaboration & Technical Input: Work closely with Data Architects to refine designs, challenge assumptions, and contribute engineering insights to architectural decisions. Collaborate with wider technology teams, business stakeholders, and programme partners to ensure solutions meet operational and reporting needs. Support the evaluation and adoption of modern data engineering tools, patterns, and practices. Data Quality, Security & Governance: Implement engineering practices that ensure high data quality, including validation, monitoring, reconciliation, and automated testing. Embed security-by-design, including encryption, access control, secure data movement, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Support data governance activities by ensuring consistent use of metadata, lineage, and cataloguing standards. Operational Excellence: Build resilient, high-performing data solutions capable of supporting financial reporting workloads. Develop and maintain reusable data engineering patterns, components, and frameworks. Monitor platform performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimise data processes for efficiency and reliability. Job Requirements: Proven experience in data engineering, with a focus on cloud-based data platforms. Strong understanding of modern data platforms and tooling. Experience in implementing and maintaining data pipelines. Understanding of data quality and governance principles. Knowledge of security practices for data management in regulated environments. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Strong communication skills, able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Benefits: Opportunity to contribute to national security projects. Professional development and training opportunities. A supportive and collaborative work environment. Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid role. Comprehensive employee benefits package. If you are a skilled Data Engineer eager to contribute to innovative projects within the Defence and Security sector, we encourage you to apply now to join our client's team.