
Sanderson Government and Defence
Data Engineer - South East London
Job Description
Salary: £70,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements:- A BEng/BSc or Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline
- Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, SQL, and Java or Scala
- Experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)
- Expertise in building and maintaining ETL pipelines and data workflows
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, etc.)
- Understanding of data modelling, schema design, and performance optimisation
- Experience with agile development methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban
- Familiarity with version control tools such as Git
- Designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ETL processes
- Developing and optimising databases and data storage solutions for structured and unstructured data
- Collaborating with data scientists and analysts to deliver reliable, high-quality data for analytics and reporting
- Ensuring data quality, integrity, and compliance with security and governance standards
- Supporting the adoption of best practices for data engineering and contributing to technical decision-making
- Airflow
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud
- Cassandra
- ETL
- GCP
- Java
- Kanban
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- NoSQL
- PostgreSQL
- Python
- SQL
- Scala
- Security
- Git
- Support
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last updated 30 week of 2026
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Sanderson Government and Defence
South East London
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£70,000
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 17% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks