Data Engineer

Talend Data Engineer

Contract: 6 Months
Location: Primarily Remote (travel to Telford approximately twice per month. Worthing may also be considered)
Clearance: SC Eligible

Equipment Collection: London, Manchester, or Telford

Rate: £540 per day Inside IR35

We are seeking Data Engineers to support delivery within a large-scale data exploitation programme. The role will focus on developing and maintaining ETL pipelines within an established Talend framework, alongside working with Oracle RDS databases and CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL solutions using Talend
• Build, optimise, and maintain Oracle SQL queries and DDL artefacts
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve defects throughout development and testing phases
• Conduct component and unit testing, including the creation of test data
• Support QA activities, performance testing, and production releases
• Perform peer reviews of development, testing, and technical artefacts
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members
• Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of programme objectives

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong hands‑on experience developing ETL solutions using Talend
• Proven experience working with Oracle databases, ideally Oracle RDS
• Strong SQL development and data modelling expertise
• Experience working within structured Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) environments
• Knowledge of testing frameworks and best practices for data engineering solutions
• Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably GitLab
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to work effectively within Agile delivery teams
• Eligible for Security Clearance (SC) and able to pass BPSS screening

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Previous experience within large‑scale enterprise environments
• Experience working on public sector or government programmesUnderstanding of data exploitation, analytics, or data warehousing solutions
• Exposure to cloud‑hosted database environments