Join MBDA as a Senior Data Engineer in the Data Fabric Services team. Based in Stevenage or Bolton, this full-time role features a hybrid working arrangement (2 days on-site per week) with a salary of circa £55,000. You will design and deliver enterprise-wide data and BI solutions, bridging IT and OT across the defence sector.
Requirements
Experience in data engineering, ideally within aerospace, defence, or industrial sectors.
Proficiency in Python, SQL, ETL/ELT tools, streaming technologies, and various databases.
Strong understanding of DataOps, DevOps, and data governance.
British Citizen security clearance (BPSS) required.
Skills & Responsibilities
Python & SQL: Build scalable ETL/ELT and streaming pipelines from simulators, HIL/SIL benches, MES/SCADA, ERP, and PLM.
Power BI: Develop analytics solutions for self-service, KPI monitoring, and executive reporting.
Data Architectures: Architect data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses, and time-series stores aligned with defence requirements.
DataOps: Drive CI/CD, monitoring, and Container as a Service integration on hybrid and on-prem environments.
Potential transition routes: People from Software Engineer or Business Intelligence Analyst roles may bring strong programming or data visualisation skills, alongside meeting technical data pipeline requirements.
Job description
Join our Data Fabric Services team in our Information Systems department as a Senior Data Engineer working across all directorates: Engineering, Simulation, Test, Production, Quality, Supply Chain, MRO, and Corporate Functions.
Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen only.
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
What we can offer you:
Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
The opportunity
In this role you will design enterprise-wide data and BI solutions brought together from varied sources — business data, simulators, missile test systems, shop-floor machines — and then turning them into a governed, value-generating asset.
Key Responsibilities
Capture needs and deliver end-to-end data solutions across technical and business domains.
Build scalable ETL/ELT and streaming pipelines from simulators, HIL/SIL benches, MES/SCADA, ERP, and PLM.
Architect data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses, and time-series stores.
Develop Power BI analytics for self-service, KPI monitoring, and executive reporting.
Define data models, governance, quality, lineage, and security aligned with defence requirements (ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity).
Drive DataOps: CI/CD, monitoring, CaaS - Container as a Service - integration model on hybrid/on-prem environments.
Hard Skills
Experience in data engineering, ideally aerospace/defence or industrial sectors.
ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, Azure, Microsoft SSIS), streaming (Spark, Kafka).
Data Platform Capabilities: Low-Code No-Code Data Science solutions (Dataiku, Knime), Data Virtualisation (Dataiku, Ab Initio, Starburst), Data Visualisation (Power BI, DAX, Tableau)
T/OT integration, Industry 4.0.
DevOps/DataOps: Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
Awareness of DO-178C, ISO 27001, MOD guidelines appreciated.
Soft Skills
Transverse mindset
Autonomy and ownership
Strong collaboration across multidisciplinary international teams
Pragmatic problem-solving
Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
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