Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Data (Kafka/Spark) Chester Hybrid working 12-month contract Inside IR35 Global Investment Bank A leading global investment bank is looking for a hands-on Senior Engineer to build high-performance, real-time data platforms supporting regulatory compliance across global operations. This is a fully engineering-led role focused on streaming, distributed systems, and low-latency processing , ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges at scale. What You'll Do Design and build Kafka-based streaming pipelines and Spark processing jobs Develop low-latency, high throughput systems handling large-scale datasets Create data matching and reconciliation solutions across multiple sources Work on event-driven architectures with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability Contribute to production grade systems in a highly regulated environment What We're Looking For Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and Spark Experience building real-time or near real-time data pipelines Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and data processing Background in software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, clean code) Nice to Have Experience in banking, compliance, or regulated environments Exposure to high-volume transactional or voice data systems
May 19, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer - Real-Time Data (Kafka/Spark) Chester Hybrid working 12-month contract Inside IR35 Global Investment Bank A leading global investment bank is looking for a hands-on Senior Engineer to build high-performance, real-time data platforms supporting regulatory compliance across global operations. This is a fully engineering-led role focused on streaming, distributed systems, and low-latency processing , ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges at scale. What You'll Do Design and build Kafka-based streaming pipelines and Spark processing jobs Develop low-latency, high throughput systems handling large-scale datasets Create data matching and reconciliation solutions across multiple sources Work on event-driven architectures with a focus on performance, accuracy, and reliability Contribute to production grade systems in a highly regulated environment What We're Looking For Strong hands-on experience with Kafka and Spark Experience building real-time or near real-time data pipelines Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and data processing Background in software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, clean code) Nice to Have Experience in banking, compliance, or regulated environments Exposure to high-volume transactional or voice data systems
CONTRACT PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER - DV CLEARED NEW OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE WITHIN A LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY SME FOR A PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER WITH DV CLEARANCE Contract job opportunity for a Data Engineer National Security & Defence client Outside IR35 12 month rolling contract Central London based organisation in an easily accessible location To apply please call or email (see below) WHO WE ARE? We are recruiting a contract Python/Data Engineer to work with a National Security & Defence SME in central London. Due to the nature of the work, you must hold UKSV/MOD or Enhanced DV Clearance. WE NEED THE PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER TO HAVE. Current DV Security Clearance (Standard or Enhanced) Experience with big data tools such as Hadoop, Cloudera or Elasticsearch Python/PySpark experience Experience With Palantir Foundry is nice to have Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment with tools such as Confluence/Jira Experience in design, development, test and integration of software Willingness to learn new technologies TO BE CONSIDERED. Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to (see below) For further information please call me. I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. I look forward to hearing from you. PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER - DV CLEARED KEY SKILLS: BIG DATA DEVELOPER/BIG DATA ENGINEER/SENIOR BIG DATA DEVELOPER/SENIOR BIG DATA ENIGNEER/DATA ENGINEER/DATA DEVELOPER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER/LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/DV CLEARED/DV CLEARANCE/DEVELOPPED VETTING/DEVELOPED VETTED/DEEP VETTING/DEEP VETTED/SC CLEARED/SC CLEARANCE/SECURITY CLEARED/SECURITY CLEARANCE/NIFI/CLOUDERA/HADOOP/KAFKA/ELASTIC SEARCH/LEAD BIG DATA ENGINEER/LEAD BIG DATA DEVELOPER
Oct 01, 2025
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CONTRACT PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER - DV CLEARED NEW OUTSIDE IR35 CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE WITHIN A LEADING NATIONAL SECURITY SME FOR A PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER WITH DV CLEARANCE Contract job opportunity for a Data Engineer National Security & Defence client Outside IR35 12 month rolling contract Central London based organisation in an easily accessible location To apply please call or email (see below) WHO WE ARE? We are recruiting a contract Python/Data Engineer to work with a National Security & Defence SME in central London. Due to the nature of the work, you must hold UKSV/MOD or Enhanced DV Clearance. WE NEED THE PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER TO HAVE. Current DV Security Clearance (Standard or Enhanced) Experience with big data tools such as Hadoop, Cloudera or Elasticsearch Python/PySpark experience Experience With Palantir Foundry is nice to have Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment with tools such as Confluence/Jira Experience in design, development, test and integration of software Willingness to learn new technologies TO BE CONSIDERED. Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to (see below) For further information please call me. I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. I look forward to hearing from you. PYTHON/DATA ENGINEER - DV CLEARED KEY SKILLS: BIG DATA DEVELOPER/BIG DATA ENGINEER/SENIOR BIG DATA DEVELOPER/SENIOR BIG DATA ENIGNEER/DATA ENGINEER/DATA DEVELOPER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER/LEAD SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER/DV CLEARED/DV CLEARANCE/DEVELOPPED VETTING/DEVELOPED VETTED/DEEP VETTING/DEEP VETTED/SC CLEARED/SC CLEARANCE/SECURITY CLEARED/SECURITY CLEARANCE/NIFI/CLOUDERA/HADOOP/KAFKA/ELASTIC SEARCH/LEAD BIG DATA ENGINEER/LEAD BIG DATA DEVELOPER
