Data Engineer 12 months' Fixed Term Contract

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Job Title: Data Engineer

Grade: P3

Function: DT

Location: Harlow (Hybrid)

Clearance Required: SC Eligible

Duration: Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week

Raytheon UK

At Raytheon UK we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer we are dedicated to fuelling innovation nurturing talent and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment abundant opportunities for professional development and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

About the role:

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer to join our technology organisation as part of a major financial reporting transformation programme. Working closely with Data Architects and the wider Digital Technology teams the Data Engineer will play a central role in building a foundational cloud data platform that aligns with enterprise design principles and supports the organisations evolving financial reporting needs.

The successful candidate will bring technical expertise engineering discipline and a strong understanding of modern data platforms and tooling. Operating within a highly regulated environment they will help design and deliver secure reliable and scalable data capabilities that can collect transform protect and present data effectively for business consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Platform Engineering:

• Build configure and maintain a modern cloudbased data platform in alignment with architectural blueprints and design standards.
• Develop robust data pipelines that ingest transform and publish data from multiple source systems into trusted reporting layers.
• Ensure solutions support financial reporting requirements including accuracy completeness auditability and traceability.

Collaboration & Technical Input:

• Work closely with Data Architects to refine designs challenge assumptions and contribute engineering insights to architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with wider technology teams business stakeholders and programme partners to ensure solutions meet operational and reporting needs.
• Support the evaluation and adoption of modern data engineering tools patterns and practices.

Data Quality Security & Governance:

• Implement engineering practices that ensure high data quality including validation monitoring reconciliation and automated testing.
• Embed securitybydesign including encryption access control secure data movement and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Support data governance activities by ensuring consistent use of metadata lineage and cataloguing standards.

Operational Excellence:

• Build resilient highperforming data solutions capable of supporting financial reporting workloads.
• Develop and maintain reusable data engineering patterns components and frameworks.
• Monitor platform performance troubleshoot issues and optimise data processes for efficiency and reliability.

Key Responsibilities

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect on large-scale transformation programmes ideally involving MES platforms or manufacturing/operational systems.
• Strong understanding of MES solutions production workflows shopfloor operations automation technologies and related integration patterns.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge in:
  • Application architecture for MES and manufacturing systems
  • Data architecture lineage record management and governance
  • Security principles in operational and regulated environments
  • Integration technologies (API messagebased OT interfaces middleware)
• Experience collaborating with thirdparty consultancy partners within structured transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within a highly regulated manufacturing environment (e.g. pharma medical devices aerospace food & beverage).

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with automation/OT concepts (e.g. PLCs SCADA historians) though not as a primary specialism.
• Understanding of validation processes GMP requirements and manufacturing compliance frameworks.
• Experience with reporting analytics or data visualisation tools used in operational settings.

Personal Attributes:

Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

Clear and confident communicator able to work with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Pragmatic collaborative and able to influence outcomes across diverse teams.

Detailoriented with the ability to balance deep technical work and broader architectural alignment.

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