Data Engineers

Data Engineers — Contract Multiple roles · Mid-level & Senior · Hybrid (UK) Rate: £450–£600 per day (Inside IR35, dependent on experience) Duration: 6-month SOW initially; longer-term programme (2–3 years overall) Location: Remote (UK-based) — occasional travel to the Midlands (up to 2 days/month) Clearance: SC eligible required (UK residency) Hanover are building two data engineering teams to support a large-scale, long-running programme within Central Government. This role centres around designing and building data pipelines in a modern cloud environment, embedded within multi-disciplinary Agile teams. There are both mid-level, senior and lead positions available, so we're open to a range of experience levels.

What you'll be doing – Designing, building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines – Working with structured data sources to support analytics and downstream services – Collaborating within Agile delivery teams alongside engineers of mixed seniority – Improving data quality, performance and reliability – Contributing to knowledge sharing and good engineering practice across teams What we're looking for – Strong background as a Data Engineer in complex, delivery-led environments – Solid ETL/ELT experience — Talend is highly desirable – Experience with one or more of: AWS, Oracle, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL – Strong SQL and data modelling fundamentals – Comfortable working in Agile teams with real delivery pressure Nice to have – Central or wider public sector experience – Exposure to large-scale or regulated data environments