We are currently recruiting for a Senior Data Engineer to support a Leonardo defence project. This is an opportunity to work on secure, complex data engineering solutions within a Defence environment, collaborating with technical specialists and customer stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain secure, scalable data solutions across the full life cycle, including data acquisition, integration, storage, processing and analysis. Develop and maintain data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Apache NiFi, Python and SQL. Design data models, schemas, data contracts and Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to support reliable system integration. Integrate data from REST APIs and other source systems, including Parquet and S3-compatible object storage. Implement data validation, assurance, metadata management and data traceability. Develop tools to support data-driven insights and task automation. Work with customer and internal stakeholders to define data, interface and tool requirements. Collaborate with DevOps Engineers, Data Scientists, Analysts and Cyber Consultants. Take ownership of technical deliverables, ensuring quality, security and maintainability. Essential Skills andamp; Experience Candidates should have demonstrable experience in: Data engineering within a project or production environment. Strong Python and SQL skills, including developing, testing and optimising data pipelines. Hands-on experience with Apache NiFi for data ingestion, ..... full job details .....