Made Tech
Senior Data Engineer
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Senior Data Engineer
Our Senior Data Engineers enable public sector organisations to embrace a data-driven approach by providing data platforms and services that are high-quality, cost-efficient, and tailored to clients’ needs. They develop, operate, and maintain these services, ensuring they deliver maximum value to data consumers—including analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders.
Your Role at Made Tech
At Made Tech, we aim to positively impact the future of the country by using technology to improve society for everyone. We empower the public sector to deliver and continuously improve digital services that are user-centric, data-driven, and freed from legacy technology. A key part of this is building modern data systems and platforms that drive informed decision-making for our clients.
As a Senior Data Engineer, your responsibilities will be hands-on and client-driven. You will:
- Act as a senior contributor on projects, delivering engineering work while upskilling client teams
- Ensure that engineering solutions align with broader operational and analytical goals
- Maintain user-focused outcomes, balancing technical delivery with stakeholder needs
- Contribute to the growth of Made Tech’s Data and AI Practice, both internally and externally through presentations and knowledge-sharing
Responsibilities
Technical Delivery & Collaboration
- Develop, operate, and maintain data platforms tailored to client needs
- Support data consumers—including analysts, scientists, and stakeholders—in extracting value from their data
- Mentor and upskill client teams to build long-term interoperability
- Participate in the development of Made Tech’s data engineering capabilities and internal service offerings
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Consultancy & Stakeholder Engagement
- Gather requirements from clients and users, translating them into effective, measurable outcomes
- Document and diagram data systems for clarity and maintainability
- Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders at all levels
- Work closely with Product and Delivery Managers to ensure alignment on objectives
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
We’re looking for candidates with a mix of skills and experience—apply even if you don’t check all boxes.
Engineering & Data Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with Python and its application to data workflows
- Practical experience with major cloud platforms like GCP, Azure, or AWS
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles (e.g., DRY, SOLID)
- Proficiency in version control (Git) and testing methodologies, including:
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Data quality testing
- Integration and unit testing
- Experience in CI/CD pipelines to ensure code quality and seamless deployments
- Knowledge of Batch/Streaming data processing and ETL/ELT fundamentals
- Familiarity with data architectures such as Lakes, Data Warehouses
- Hands-on experience with data cleansing and transformation, including unified schema standards
Technologies
While mastery of every tool isn’t required, we seek experience in:
- Analytics & Platform Frameworks
- Orchestration tools (e.g., Apache Airflow, AWS Glue)
- Database Technologies (e.g., SQL-based, NoSQL)
- Data processing libraries (e.g., Pandas) and Schema Management (e.g., Pydantic)
- Storage formats (e.g., JSON, Parquet)
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DevOps & DataOps
- Experience with **Infrastructure as Code (IaC), particularly Terraform
- Understanding of logging, monitoring, and alerting in enterprise-level pipelines
- Familiarity with access controls, policies, and security best practices
Benefits
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Made Tech is committed to reflecting the diversity of the users it serves. We actively seek underrepresented candidates.
- Flexible support for interview adjustments (e.g., alternative formats, time extensions).
Work Environment
- 30 days’ holiday (including bank holidays)
- Remote and hybrid working options
- Support for parental leave & flexible family needs
- Community-building initiatives, including:
- Communities of Practice (****COPs__) focused on skill-sharing (tech, well-being, neurodiversity, etc.)
- Interest channels for learning (e.g., music, pets, neurodiversity) and ally space
Well-Being & Benefits
- Smart Tech Scheme, Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Individual wellbeing allowance, co-care account (e.g., pensions, health plans)
- Social & wellbeing events calendar
- Paid counselling, along with financial and legal advice
Security Considerations
- SC (Security Check) clearance is required for most client projects due to partner demands.
Eligibility requires 5+ years of continuous UK residency. If this barrier applies, we’ll notify you early in the interview process.
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