Senior Data Fabric Engineer

65000 - 75000 per annum + Depending on experienceFarnborough, England Permanent Our client, a leading Defence & Security company, is currently seeking a Senior Data Fabric Engineer to join their dynamic team on a permanent basis in Farnborough.Key Responsibilities:Designing, implementing, and evolving the event-driven data fabric architecture that supports automation and AI-based systems, including ingestion, integration, storage, processing, metadata, governance, and access patternsBuilding and operating workflow automation capabilities to enable repeatable, governed analyst workflowsDelivering configurable data integration through curated connectors and standard transformation patternsEngineering for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Limited (DDIL) communications environments, supporting local processing at the edgeBuilding streaming ingestion, event pipelines, and batch/stream processing workloads using technologies like Apache Flink and/or Apache SparkImplementing metadata, lineage, and catalogue capabilities along with policy-based security and governanceJob Requirements:Extensive experience as a data/platform engineer working on distributed systems in productionProven hands-on experience with open-source data integration and streaming technologiesExperience enabling workflow automation for technical usersStrong grasp of data modelling fundamentals, data contracts, and schema evolutionExperience designing for reliability, scalability, and operabilityPractical security mindset, with an understanding of least privilege, auditability, and designing usable controlsBenefits:Matched contribution pension scheme with life assuranceGenerous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional daysOptions to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental InsuranceEmployee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets, and moreProud supporters of the Armed Forces community, maintaining Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition SchemeVolunteering opportunitiesIf you are an experienced Senior Data Fabric Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in Defence & Security, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's innovative team in Farnborough.