Data Engineer

Company: Leidos
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Location: Farnborough
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will contribute to UK programmes as part of a growth-focused data engineering team. You’ll design and deliver scalable data products, set data standards, and collaborate with delivery teams and customers to meet business objectives. The position involves working with modern technologies across government-focused industries and requires security clearance eligibility. You’ll help drive data management, modelling, and governance to enable critical national missions. This is a chance to shape data solutions within a mission-driven, collaborative tech environment.

Pay / Benefits

  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • 33 days Annual Leave
  • Flexible benefits
  • Flexible Working Scheme
  • Career development programs

Responsibilities

  • Provide data engineering skills and design solutions for bid and delivery processes
  • Design and implement modern, scalable data products using new technologies
  • Lead data solution aspects including setting data standards and applying deep technical expertise
  • Utilise data modelling concepts to produce data models across subjects
  • Collaborate with customers on data management and data services for multiple lines of business
  • Identify and leverage business opportunities through data engineering best practices
  • Communicate effectively across organisational, technical, and political boundaries

Key requirements

  • Previous experience as a Data Engineer or background in Data Management
  • Data Modelling and Database Design
  • Data Platform Modernisation
  • Biometric Data Management and associated legislation
  • Data Science / Analytics
  • Predictive Scaling techniques
  • Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence
  • Data Migration
  • Metadata Management
  • Stakeholder Management & Data Governance
  • Pre-sales content contribution and pricing for new business pursuits
  • Large-scale Data Management (petabytes)
  • Understanding or experience with Scaled Agile or Agile delivery
  • Understanding of secure by design delivery
  • Excellent organisation
  • Strong communication
  • Leadership
  • Data modelling
  • Database design
  • Data platform modernisation

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Posted: October 8th, 2026