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</s...