Junior Data Engineer Location: Mainly remote, with occasional meetings in LondonRate: Up to £395 per dayClearance: SC cleared preferred - must be eligible for SCSector: Central GovernmentType: Contract The Role We''re looking for a Junior Data Engineer to join a long-term central government data programme. This is a hands-on role supporting the movement, transformation and processing of operational data into a large-scale data platform. You''ll work as part of an established engineering team, building and maintaining data pipelines and supporting data solutions in production. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain data pipelines Support data ingestion, transformation and processing Work with large and complex datasets Develop solutions using Python and/or Java Use SQL to query, manipulate and transform data Work with cloud-based data platforms Troubleshoot pipeline and data issues Support solutions through development and into production Collaborate with engineers and technical teams across the programme Skills and Experience Commercial Data Engineering or data-focused software engineering experience Python and/or Java Strong SQL skills Experience building or maintaining data pipelines Experience with cloud-based data platforms Good understanding of production engineering environments Experience with any of the following would be beneficial: AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, Spark, Glue, Athena, Redshift, S3 or Lake Formation. You don''t need ..... full job details .....