via reed · 28 May 2026 ·9 days ago

Data Engineer | 12 month FTC | Newcastle | SC Clearance Essential

Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Newcastle Upon Tyne Contract GBP 35,000 – 57,000
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  • Data Engineer (Streaming) – Requirements • Strong coding in Java (preferred) or Python

  • Experience with Kafka, Flink, or Spark (Flink/Kafka ideal)

  • Solid understanding of stream processing (event time, state, backpressure)

  • Experience building ETL/ELT or real-time data pipelines

  • Knowledge of microservices and distributed systems

Tech & Cloud • Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (AWS preferred)
  • Familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQuery

Engineering Practices • Strong in testing, CI/CD, Git
  • Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes

Experience • 3+ years in data engineering
  • Agile experience and strong communication skills

Nice to Have • Consulting/client-facing experience
  • Real-time/low-latency systems

  • Certifications or mentoring experience

Details
  • 12 month FTC, very likely to convert to perm

  • Upto 3 days per week in Newcastle

  • Pay dependant on experience

  • SC Clearance Essential

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