Location: Worcester area (fully onsite)Duration: 6 month initial contractRate: 78ph LTD (Outside IR35) Due to the nature of the role, candidates must hold active DV clearance. Role details: Our client, a leading defence and security company, are looking for DV cleared Data Engineers to join their team on a contract basis. This is a fully onsite role with the option of compressed hours.This role requires strong expertise in building and managing data pipelines using the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Apache NiFi. The successful candidate will design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure data solutions, ensuring compliance with strict security standards and regulations. Responsibilities not limited to: Design, develop, and maintain secure and scalable data pipelines using the Elastic Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) and Apache NiFi.Implement data ingestion, transformation, and integration processes, ensuring data quality and security.Collaborate with data architects and security teams to ensure compliance with security policies and data governance standards.Manage and monitor large-scale data flows in real-time, ensuring system performance, reliability, and data integrity.Develop robust data models to support analytics and reporting within secure environments.Perform troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning of data pipelines and the Elastic Stack.Build dashboards and visualizations in Kibana to enable data-driven decision-making.Ensure