Data Engineer AWS | Kafka | Terraform - SC Cleared

Location: Remote with occasional travel to NewcastleWork Pattern: Predominantly remoteDuration: 6 months + extensionClearance Requirement: Active SC ClearanceRate: £510 per day Inside IR35SFIA Level: SFIA 4 Overview We are seeking an experienced SC Cleared Data Engineer to support the design, build, and optimisation of secure, scalable cloud-based data platforms within a complex public sector environment. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineer with strong AWS data engineering experience, supported by solid knowledge of Terraform, Kafka, Python, and modern big data tooling such as Databricks. Exposure to EMR would be advantageous, and Java is considered a nice to have. You will work as part of a collaborative delivery team, helping to build robust data pipelines and cloud-native data services that enable reliable, secure, and high-quality data processing.Essential Skills: Strong commercial experience working as a Data Engineer within cloud-based delivery environments Strong AWS experience, with a focus on building and supporting data engineering solutions Hands-on experience using Terraform for infrastructure as code Good understanding of Kafka and event-driven or streaming data architectures Experience working with Databricks in modern data engineering environments Strong Python development skills, including use in data pipelines and potentially AWS Lambda Experience delivering secure, scalable, and maintainable data solutions in complex environments Strong ..... full job details .....