Software Developer (Active SC) in Newcastle upon Tyne

About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect Consulting is a UK-based digital transformation consultancy delivering agile, secure technology solutions for public and private sector clients. This is a fully remote role based in India, supporting our UK operations and client base. You will work closely with our UK leadership team and must be comfortable operating within UK regulatory and legal frameworks.

This role is part of a data engineering team responsible for building and maintaining a large-scale, longitudinal data asset that draws on multiple source systems and channels. The pipeline extracts, transforms, and loads data into a trusted analytical resource accessed by a broad community of data users and analysts.

• Pipeline development: Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT data pipelines that extract from multiple sources, apply transformations, and load into a governed analytical data asset.
• Technical leadership: Plan and lead development across sets of related stories, taking end-to-end responsibility for delivery and quality within your work stream.
• System ownership: Develop and maintain a deep understanding of the full data system architecture, and take responsibility for sharing that knowledge across the team.
• Stakeholder engagement: Work closely with Product Owners and Business Analysts to translate requirements into well-defined, deliverable technical solutions.
• Coaching & mentoring: Support the growth of more junior colleagues through active mentoring, code review, and hands-on technical guidance.
• Data quality & governance: Ensure data pipelines produce trusted, accurate, and well-documented outputs that meet organisational data governance standards.

• Demonstrable experience building and maintaining large-scale data pipelines (ETL/ELT) in a production environment.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one data-oriented programming language (Python, Scala, or similar).
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and big data technologies (e.g. AWS, Spark, Hadoop, or equivalent).
• Ability to lead delivery on complex, multi-story work streams with minimal oversight.
• Experience working in Agile teams, collaborating with Product Owners and Business Analysts on requirements definition.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor junior engineers, with a genuine interest in developing others.
• Comfortable owning and communicating technical architecture decisions across both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with data quality frameworks, testing practices, and data governance principles.
• Active SC clearance held at point of application — strict requirement, no exceptions.

This role is fully remote, based in India, supporting our UK operations and client base. It also requires being based in Newcastle with three days on-site required per week. Remaining days may be worked remotely. All work must be conducted within approved secure environments and platforms.

At Scrumconnect Consulting, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected, valued, and supported. We actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, individuals from under-represented communities, and those seeking flexible working arrangements. As a Disability Confident Level 1 employer, we provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment to ensure equal opportunity for all.