NCC Group
Senior Data Platform Engineer
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Senior Data Platform Engineer
Department: Cyber Services and Capabilities
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: GBR Cheltenham Jessop House
Description
Manchester, Cheltenham or London
We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our Engineering team, responsible for designing, building, and optimising scalable data pipelines that power advanced analytics and machine learning solutions. You will play a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making by delivering high-quality, reliable datasets to tools such as Amazon SageMaker and other analytics platforms.
Key Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Data Science team to develop robust data pipelines that feed analytics and machine learning tools such as Amazon SageMaker and third-party platforms like Databricks.
- Leverage AWS technologies such as EMR, S3, EKS, and Airflow to process and orchestrate high-volume datasets, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient.
- Embed data loss prevention (DLP) principles and controls into data pipelines to protect sensitive information, while ensuring data is reliable, accessible, well-governed, and optimised for downstream consumption.
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Essential
- Strong experience in data engineering within AWS cloud environments.
- Hands-on experience with AWS big data technologies such as EMR, S3, and SageMaker.
- Proficiency in Python for building scalable data pipelines and processing frameworks. Experience with Apache Spark for distributed data processing.
- Experience designing and maintaining scalable batch and real-time data pipelines.
- Solid understanding of ETL/ELT design patterns and data modelling techniques.
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow (ideally deployed on AWS).
- Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
- Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and CI/CD/GitOps practices.
- Proven ability to optimise performance and reduce cloud costs through partitioning, clustering, and workload management.
- Understanding of data security principles, including data loss prevention (DLP).
Desirable
- Experience with Databricks or similar third-party big data platforms.
- Knowledge of real-time streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka, Kinesis).
- Experience implementing data governance and compliance frameworks.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools in AWS environments.
- Exposure to Lakehouse or modern data platform architectures.
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Job Benefits
- Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
- Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
- Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
- Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
- Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
- Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
- Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
- Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
- Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
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