My client, a prestigious government organisation, are seeking an SC Cleared Senior Data Engineer on an initial 4 month contract basis. A key focus for this role will be strengthening their data foundations - reviewing and improving existing pipelines, some of which are still manual, and replacing them with more modern, automated and consistent approaches using our Analytical Platform. Duration of role: Initially 4 months – subject to extension once in post Location: National with preference for London – 2 days a week A live SC Clearance is required Skills & experience required • Strong experience designing, building and maintaining data pipelines using modern, cloud- based tools and practices • Proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering tasks • Experience with dbt and a good understanding of data modelling approaches (e.g. star schema, dimensional modelling) • Familiarity with Airflow or similar orchestration tools • Comfortable working with AWS services such as Glue and S3, or equivalent cloud infrastructure • Experience using version control and CI/CD tools like Git and GitHub Actions • Confident working independently and taking ownership of problems and solutions