Data Engineer - Talend (Security Cleared)
We are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Data Engineer with strong hands-on Talend expertise to join a large-scale data and analytics programme.
Up to £600 Inside IR35
You must currently hold active UK Security Clearance (SC) to be considered for this role.
The position will focus on designing, developing and enhancing robust ETL/data integration solutions within an established Talend environment, working across complex data pipelines, Oracle databases and automated CI/CD processes.
The role will focus on the design, development and enhancement of robust ETL/data integration solutions within an established Talend environment. You will work across complex data pipelines, Oracle databases and automated deployment processes, taking solutions from development through testing and into production.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build and enhance ETL/data integration pipelines using Talend
- Develop scalable and maintainable data transformation solutions
- Write and optimise Oracle SQL, DDL and database objects
- Work with Oracle RDS and associated data structures
- Troubleshoot data, integration and performance issues across development and test environments
- Develop component tests and create appropriate test data
- Support QA, integration testing, performance testing and production releases
- Contribute to the improvement and automation of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
- Carry out code reviews and peer reviews of technical and testing artefacts
- Work closely with architects, analysts, testers and other engineering teams
- Support engineering standards, documentation and development best practice
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to less experienced engineers
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, estimation and cross-team delivery planning
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer/ETL Developer
- Deep hands-on Talend experience - essential
- Strong Oracle SQL development skills
- Experience designing and developing complex ETL/data integration workflows
- Good understanding of data modelling, data structures and relational databases
- Experience debugging and optimising data pipelines
- Experience working with Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Comfortable working within structured SDLC, testing and release processes
- Experience delivering within Agile, multidisciplinary engineering teams
The key requirement is genuinely strong Talend engineering experience. We are particularly interested in engineers who have built and supported complex production ETL solutions rather than candidates who have only had limited exposure to Talend.