Associate Data Fabric Engineer

Package:Competitive Salary Benefits

Role ID:SF19583

Are you ready to be part of the future At QinetiQ were not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting edge defence technology to ground breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Associate Data Fabric Engineer at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As an Associate Data Fabric Engineer you will further design build and operate our secure open and extensible data fabric capability for Defence and National Security customers.

Day-to-day you will create a shared paved road that lets teams integrate govern and consume data products both safely and quickly across batch streaming and analyst-driven workflows. This includes enabling workflow automation and configurable data integration with resilient operation in Denied Degraded Intermittent and Limited (DDIL) communications environments supporting edge deployments.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Designing implementing and evolving the event-driven data fabric architecture that enables automation and downstream AI-based systems: ingestion integration storage processing metadata governance and access patterns aligned to customer outcomes and security constraints
• Supporting with building and operating workflow automation capabilities that enable repeatable governed analyst workflows (reusable patterns configuration-driven behaviours and safe promotion across environments)
• Delivering configurable data integration through curated connectors and standard patterns for transformation routing enrichment and correlation with clear contract and operational guardrails
• Engineering for DDIL and edge deployments: Design Patterns for constrained connectivity supporting appropriate local processing at edge and implementing secure configuration distribution
• Building streaming ingestion event pipelines batch/stream processing workloads using both distributed event streaming technologies and Apache Flink and/or Apache Spark with clear SLAs and repeatable deployment
• Implementing metadata lineage and catalogue capabilities and implementing policy-based security and governance

Essential experience of the Associate Data Fabric Engineer:

• Previous experience as a data/platform engineer working on distributed systems in production
• Proven hands-on experience with open-source data integration and streaming technologies and delivering configurable integration patterns (connectors reusable components rules and orchestration)
• Previous experience enabling workflow automation for technical users
• A strong grasp of data modelling fundamentals data contracts and schema evolution
• Experience designing for reliability scalability and operability: monitoring alerting deployment automation incident handling and performance tuning
• A practical security mindset: least privilege auditability and designing controls that do not restrict usability

Essential qualifications for the Associate Data Fabric Engineer:

We value difference and we dont have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site. Hybrid working patterns are available.

Farnborough

At our Farnborough site exciting work takes place at our state-of-the-art facility with high-energy laser technologies our 5m pressurised wind tunnel which has a simulation capability that is unique in the UK and our large research and development projects is a real hub of creativity research and innovation. Join our talented teams of Engineers IT & Cyber Specialists Project Managers Group Functions Teams and many more to provide future defences in the UK.

Why Join QinetiQ

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world theres never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee youll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork and pulling together youll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives blend disciplines and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance Travel Insurance Restaurants Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be willing to go through DV Clearance.

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