Lead Data Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.

In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a ‘One to Watch’ on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, and supportive place for you to do your very best work. A UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance is required for this role. If you don’t hold SC clearance, we will support you to apply assuming you have lived and worked in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

As a Lead Data Engineer you will lead the development and enhancement of a secure, scalable, and efficient data platform for a high-profile government client. This role is pivotal in designing and delivering batch and real-time data processing solutions using both commercial and open-source technologies.

As a technical leader, you maybe responsible for leading data engineering efforts, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring data architecture aligns with business and compliance requirements. You’ll work across diverse data sources and formats to deliver clean, reliable, and accessible data to downstream consumers, enabling critical analytics and operational insights.

Requirements

• UK Government Security Check (SC) clearance required (or willingness to obtain with 5+ years UK residency).

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines to ingest, transform, and store data from multiple structured and unstructured sources.
• Lead the design and development of new data solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and data governance policies.
• Conduct and guide logical and physical database design, data modelling, and performance tuning.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including data scientists, analysts, DevOps, and software engineers.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of data issues and production bottlenecks.
• Drive best practices in code quality, testing (TDD), version control, and CI/CD across data engineering processes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the data platform, exploring new technologies and methodologies to solve complex data challenges.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading data engineering projects or teams.