Associate Data Fabric Engineer

45000 - 53000 per annum + Depending on experienceFarnborough, England Permanent Our client, a leader in the Defence and Security sector, is currently seeking an Associate Data Fabric Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis in Farnborough. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and support Defence and National Security customers.Key Responsibilities:Designing, implementing, and evolving event-driven data fabric architecture to support automation and AI-based systemsBuilding workflow automation capabilities for repeatable, governed analyst workflowsDelivering configurable data integration via curated connectors and standard transformation patternsEngineering for Denied, Degraded, Intermittent and Limited (DDIL) communications environments, enabling edge deploymentsBuilding streaming ingestion, event pipelines, and batch/stream processing workloadsImplementing metadata, lineage, and catalogue capabilities with policy-based security and governanceJob Requirements:Experience as a data/platform engineer working on distributed systems in productionHands-on experience with open-source data integration and streaming technologiesExperience in enabling workflow automation for technical usersStrong understanding of data modelling fundamentals, data contracts, and schema evolutionExperience designing for reliability, scalability, and operabilityStrong practical security mindset focused on least privilege and auditabilityBenefits:Matched contribution pension scheme with life assuranceGenerous holiday allowance with the option to purchase additional daysOptions to join Health Cash Plan and Private Medical InsuranceEmployee discount portal including Personal Accident Insurance and Travel InsuranceVolunteering opportunities and support for the Armed Forces communityIf you are an experienced Data Platform Engineer looking for a new challenge in a cutting-edge environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and innovative team in Farnborough.