Full job descriptionRole Title: Data Engineer (Talend)

Clearance: SC Eligible (Must be able to pass BPSS)

Location: Remote (Telford every 3 weeks)

Kit collection - London, Manchester or Telford

Contract Tenure: 6 Months

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 and develop ETL solutions using Talend
*Build and maintain Oracle SQL and DDL artefacts
*Contribute to CI/CD pipeline enhancements (GitLab)
*Investigate and resolve defects across development and testing phases
*Conduct component testing, including test data creation
*Support QA, performance testing, and production releases
*Perform peer reviews of development and test artefacts
*Provide guidance and mentoring to junior team members
*Contribute to agile ceremonies and cross-team coordination
Skills and experience:
*Strong hands-on experience with Talend (essential)
*Experience with Oracle databases (preferably RDS)
*Solid SQL and data modelling capability
*Experience working within structured SDLC and testing frameworks
*Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitLab)
*Experience in enterprise or public sector environments desirable
*SC Eligible