At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and development of high-performance backend services in a secure, cloud-native environment.
- Company: Join a dynamic team supporting major UK Government projects.
- Benefits: Salary up to £140,000, excellent career progression, and a strong engineering culture.
- Other info: Must hold SC clearance and be eligible for DV clearance.
- Why this job: Work with cutting-edge data and cloud technologies while making a real impact.
- Qualifications: Strong Java development experience and familiarity with modern engineering practices.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
We are seeking a highly capable Lead Data Platform Engineer to support a major UK Government client, leading the design and development of high-performance backend services within a secure, cloud-native environment. You will play a key role in building scalable, resilient, and low-latency data platforms, working with modern open-source and commercial technologies while driving engineering excellence across the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, document, and deploy backend services and platform features
- Ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, and availability
- Contribute to story elaboration and estimation within Agile delivery teams
- Deliver frequent, incremental releases to maintain delivery momentum
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams, fostering a shared ownership culture
- Build, optimise, and maintain CI/CD and Continuous Deployment pipelines
- Take operational ownership of services, ensuring reliability and performance in production
Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in Java development, including: Core Java, Spring Boot frameworks
- Proven experience building distributed backend systems
- Hands-on experience with Kafka (or similar streaming platforms)
- Experience with Scala and Apache Spark for data processing
- Integration with backend services such as: PostgreSQL, Redis, S3 (or equivalent object storage)
- Expertise in modern engineering practices, including: Continuous delivery, Clean code principles, Automated testing & TDD, Code reviews and documentation
- Experience working in Agile / DevOps environments
- Proficiency with Git-based source control (GitHub / GitLab)
- Experience working with Big Data technologies
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms
Desirable Skills
- Experience designing and operating high-throughput, real-time data platforms
- Familiarity with microservices architectures
- Exposure to infrastructure as code and platform engineering practices
- Experience working in secure or regulated environments
Security Requirements
- Must currently hold SC clearance
- Must be eligible and willing to obtain DV clearance
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £140,000 (depending on experience)
- Opportunity to lead engineering on critical national programmes
- Work with cutting-edge data, streaming, and cloud technologies
- Strong engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
If you are an experienced platform engineer ready to lead the delivery of high-performance systems in a secure environment, we would love to hear from you.
Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives.
Lead Data Platform Engineer (DV Clearable) - Up to £140,000 in Westminster employer: Sanderson Government and Defence
As a Lead Data Platform Engineer, you will join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and excellence in engineering. With a strong focus on career progression, you will have the opportunity to work on critical national programmes using cutting-edge technologies in a secure environment. Our inclusive work culture fosters collaboration and respect, ensuring that every team member can thrive and contribute meaningfully to impactful projects.
Contact Details:
Sanderson Government and Defence Recruitment Team
