Telford location - 2 days on site p/weekActive SC requiredUp to £480/d inside ir356-month durationExperience required in Data Integration, Data Pipelines, SQL, ETL, and client consultancy Role Opportunity We are seeking experienced Data Engineers to join our expanding team within a long-standing public-sector partnership. In this key role, you will support data acquisition, preparation, and management projects, helping modernise services and deliver secure, scalable data solutions. This is an opportunity to influence engineering design, build team capability, and create tangible value for clients. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement secure, high-performance data integration solutions (batch and near-real-time).Build, operate, and optimise data pipelines with monitoring, alerting, and SLAs.Collaborate with product teams and clients to refine requirements and align with non-functional needs (cost, performance, security).Support incident resolution and maintain service continuity.Mentor colleagues, share knowledge, and contribute to engineering communities of practice.Participate in Agile ceremonies and work cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and business teams Key Skills Required: Strong SQL and hands-on data modelling experience.Proficiency with ETL/ELT tools (Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, AWS Glue, or SAS).Experience with databases/data platforms (Oracle or Cloudera preferred).Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred).Programming/scripting skills (e