Similar Jobs
Contract: Inside IR35
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 Months
London: 2 days a month in London
Security Clearance: SC Cleared
Be Part of Something Real
A close-knit team with big ideas.
A passion for solving complex data challenges.
A leading technology company specialising in data intelligence, AI and geospatial solutions.
At Envitia, we are building something special.
By using the power of data to tackle real-world challenges, our teams empower organisations to make smarter, data-driven decisions.
We’re thrilled to announce that Envitia has been named one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Medium-Sized Companies to Work For in 2025—a prestigious recognition that highlights our commitment to creating an outstanding workplace where innovation, collaboration, and personal growth thrive.
Here’s what you’ll get stuck into:
- Influencing major digital and data transformation projects across the UK public sector.
- Building and utilising smart, AI-powered tools that support real decision making.
- Using tech to make a genuine difference in society
After growing 25% in 2024, we’ve got bold plans for 2025 and we’re looking for brilliant, curious minds to help make them happen.
About the Team
You’ll be joining a fresh team of Data Engineers and Consultants passionate about enabling digital success. Using cutting-edge data engineering and innovation tools, they build the platforms and capabilities that help organisations scale and innovate fast. This team is a powerhouse within our Consulting division, playing a hands-on role in shaping what modern, data-enabled organisations look like. If you’re excited by the power to drive change, this is the team for you.
The Role
Envitia require a contract Data Engineer to support one of our major public sector programmes. You will design, build, and support secure, scalable data solutions that underpin mission-critical systems for public-sector and defence clients. You’ll work primarily with Python and SQL, leveraging AWS cloud services, with Scala experience considered a strong advantage.
You will be involved across the full solution lifecycle, from requirements gathering and technical design through to implementation, optimisation, and handover. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you’ll ensure solutions are robust, maintainable, and secure, meeting both client governance requirements and public-sector standards.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, develop and maintain secure, scalable solutions using Python SQL, following UK government best practice.
- Work with product owners, business SMEs and architects to translate requirements into technical designs, user stories and release plans, using agile delivery methods.
- Implement robust security, data access controls and data loss prevention aligned with client policies, including role-based access, environment strategies and solution layering.
- Contribute to and follow agreed patterns for application lifecycle management (ALM), including solution packaging, source control and automated deployment pipelines.
- Optimise performance, usability and reliability of existing apps and flows, managing technical debt and undertaking 3rd‑line investigations for complex incidents.
- Produce clear technical documentation, configuration records and knowledge‑base content to support handover into service and ongoing support teams.
- Support capability building by sharing good practice, running demos and contributing to internal standards, templates and reusable components.
Required Skills & Experience
Data Engineering
- Good understanding of data engineering concepts such as data modelling, data quality and reuse, with experience designing structures that support analytics and reporting (e.g. via Power BI).
Digital and Software Engineering
- Experience delivering software solutions using agile practices, including backlog management, version control and CI/CD for low-code solutions.
- Ability to apply software engineering principles (modularity, reusability, testability) within including use of solution layering and environment strategies.
- Experience with one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python)
Core
- Significant working knowledge of at AWS cloud platform
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, with a clear focus on creating business value and secure, maintainable solutions.
- Confident communicator, able to explain technical options and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Willingness to mentor colleagues, share knowledge and contribute to continuous improvement of delivery methods, patterns and standards.
- Comfortable working in a lean, agile environment with changing priorities, demonstrating ownership, initiative and a proactive attitude.
Security Clearance Requirements
The successful candidate must hold a level SC security clearance.
Location
The role will require travel to our Clients offices in London 2 days a month.
