Senior Data Engineer - SC

Project overview

Job Title : Senior Data Engineer - SC Location: Remote

Project details

30/4/27

£900/day (Umbrella)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Security Clearance: SC

Role Purpose:

As a Lead Data Engineer supporting the enterprise AI buildout, this role is responsible for leading the design and implementation of complex data flows, pipelines, and integrations to enable advanced AI and automated workflow solutions. It will set data engineering best practices, ensure data readiness and security, and coordinate work to turn operational data into secure, production-ready AI capabilities. From an enterprise perspective, the role will ensure that deliverables align and interoperate with broader departmental data architectures and roadmaps.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Criteria (Skills, Knowledge & Experience)

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and

neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

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• AI Data Integration & Pipeline Design: Establish data integration standards and lead the engineering of automated data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and API connections connecting enterprise SaaS and internal databases to AI applications whilst ensuring alignment with existing pipelines and standards.
• AI Data Security & Compliance: Implement identity and access controls, including SSO, conduct data quality, sensitivity and access checks before indexing, and ensure AI applications respect source-system permissions to prevent data leakage.
• AI Data Innovation & Diagnostics: Conduct early-stage data quality diagnostics to test dataset viability for AI automation, configure synthetic test datasets within isolated sandboxes, and structure domain-specific knowledge engines.
• Data Development Process: Establish repeatable, secure, and maintainable data solutions, managing metadata repositories and configuring observability pipelines AI workflows, reusing existing repositories and observability pipelines where possible.
• Technical & Stakeholder Communication: Act as the key bridge between technical engineering partners and business leads, interpreting data requirements and translating complex data risks into clear choices for stakeholders.
• Technical Mastery & Engineering Practice: Hands-on expertise in building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, designing robust API integrations, and configuring vector indices or retrieval systems for large-scale enterprise AI architectures.
• Data Governance, Security & Compliance: Expert knowledge of Identity and Access Management, identity federation, data classification standards, and UK GDPR/DPA compliance frameworks within AI environments.
• Analytical Proficiency & Data Diagnostics: Substantial experience conducting quantitative data quality assessments, structuring synthetic testing environments, and evaluating dataset readiness for complex automation or ML models.
• Languages & Software Engineering Standards: Advanced proficiency in AWS, Python, SQL, and query optimisation, alongside demonstrated experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Terraform, automated testing, and metadata management best practices.
• Strategic Communication & Leadership: Proven ability to translate complex technical data risks into strategic guidance for senior leadership, alongside a track record of leading cross-functional engineering teams in agile environments.
• Start: flexible
• Duration: 30/4/27
• Location: London, UK, GB
• Rate: 100-113 EUR/h