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Data Engineer
Join Us in Securing the Nation’s Future
Are you ready to make a real impact? At the forefront of national security, Roke are a trusted partner delivering mission-critical solutions that protect the UK and its interests.
As a Data Engineer, you’ll be actively involved in development of mission critical technical solutions that focus on data services for our National Security customers.
This is your opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in AI, Cybersecurity, Cloud, Big Data, and Digital Transformation—helping to shape the future of national security.
Your Mission
As our next Data Engineer, you’ll be managing and developing data pipelines that transform raw data into valuable insights for Roke’s National Security customers, enabling downstream analytics and reporting. You’ll be working with diverse data sources (batch, streaming, real-time and unstructured), applying distributed compute techniques to handle large datasets.
What You’ll Do
- Data pipeline development - Data ingestion and pipeline orchestration design and tooling.
- Database schema design / database modelling
- Data integration - Integrating and enriching data from various sources, ensuring data consistency and quality.
- ETL processing design and coding - Extract transform and load processing such as NiFI.
- Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse
- Maintain and develop existing architectural components including Data Ingest and Data Stores
- Work as part of an operational team investigating and diagnosing problem identified with integrated (enriched) data.
- Explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user
- Data security - Implementing data security measures to protect sensitive information.
- Be able to help the scrum team decompose user requests and key results into epics and stories.
- Writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach
- Create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse
- Monitor and maintain - Monitor data systems for performance issues and make any necessary updates.
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What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for individuals with a blend of analytical thinking, stakeholder engagement, and a passion for national security. Ideal candidates will have knowledge in some of the following:
- ETL processing languages such as Python
- Apache Spark / NiFi / Kafka
- Relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)
- AWS and data-related services
- Palantir Foundry
Why Join Us?
- Purpose-Driven Work: Contribute to projects that protect lives and national interests.
- Innovation at the Core: Work with leading-edge technologies in AI, Cyber, and Cloud.
- Career Growth: Be part of a growing business with clear progression paths and investment in your development.
- Culture of Excellence: Join a team of experts who are passionate, collaborative, and mission-focused.
- Flexible Working: Hybrid model with time spent at our state-of-the-art offices, working remotely and possibly at client sites.
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Built on over a 60-year heritage, Roke offers specialist knowledge in sensors, communications, cyber, and AI and ML. We change the way organisations think and act – through dynamic insights from the analysis of multiple layers of data. We take care of the innovative, technical work that keeps everyone safe – that’s our mission, passion, and motivation.
We have secured long term work, across the full spectrum, on the latest framework with the client, which provides the springboard for our ongoing growth and development in this domain, so join us on what will be an incredible growth journey.
Where You’ll Work – Woking
Woking - You’ll find our Woking site in a modern building on the outskirts of London. Rated excellent for sustainability by BREEAM & Fitwel certified – you’ll feel better for visiting. This site provides key links to our customers in London, is a 5-minute walk from the train station, has secure parking nearby and dedicated cycle storage.
There is an expectation that a proportion of your time may be spent working on client sites in the London area.
Clearance
Due to the nature of this role, we require you to be eligible and willing to achieve DV clearance.
The Next Step
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