Junior Data Engineer

Junior Data Engineer - Public SectorContract: Initial 7 months (extension possible) Rate: £310 per day, Inside IR35 Location: Remote with travel to Waterloo (2-3 days per month) Security Clearance: SC-eligible (5 years UK residency required)I am working with a key consultancy delivering a major UK public sector programme and are looking for a Junior Data Engineer / Scientist to join a mixed delivery team building and operating secure, reliable data platforms that support critical public services.This role is designed for someone early in their data career who wants to develop strong engineering fundamentals in a real production environment.The role - a junior, generalist data engineering position. This is an engineering-led role, not a specialist or senior position. The team is ideally looking for a generalist in their first few years within data engineering or data science, who is building breadth across data platforms, pipelines and operations.You''ll focus on:Designing, building and maintaining data pipelinesSupporting the operation of data lakes and data warehousesImplementing and improving ETL / ELT processesUsing Python and SQL to transform, validate and move dataWorking with analysts and developers to turn data requirements into technical solutionsMonitoring data quality, documenting data models and lineage, and resolving issuesAutomating data workflows and operational tasksParticipating in Agile delivery, sprint work and collaborationSupporting incidents and helping ..... full job details .....