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Senior Data Engineer

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Posted on Jun 20, 2026 by CV-Library
Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£55k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Bolton

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 or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

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).
Strong Python and SQL; C++, C#, or MATLAB a plus.
Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Iceberg, TimescaleDB.
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-solvingOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

#LI-RM1

Reference: 225272963

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Senior Data Engineer

CV-Library

Posted on Jun 20, 2026 by CV-Library

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Tyldesley, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Other
Immediate Start
£55k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Bolton

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 or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

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).
Strong Python and SQL; C++, C#, or MATLAB a plus.
Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Iceberg, TimescaleDB.
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-solvingOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more...

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

#LI-RM1
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