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Data Engineer | 12 month FTC | Newcastle | SC Clearance Essential

Opus Recruitment Solutions | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | Posted June 17, 2026

Position Overview

Data Engineer (Streaming) – Requirements
Strong coding in Java (preferred) or Python
Experience with Kafka, Flink, or Spark (Flink/Kafka ideal)
Solid understanding of stream processing (event time, state, backpressure)
Experience building ETL/ELT or real-time data pipelines
Knowledge of microservices and distributed systemsTech & Cloud
Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP (AWS preferred)
Familiarity with Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQueryEngineering Practices
Strong in testing, CI/CD, Git
Experience with Terraform, Docker, KubernetesExperience
3+ years in data engineering
Agile experience and strong communication skillsNice to Have
Consulting/client-facing experience
Real-time/low-latency systems
Certifications or mentoring experienceDetails
12 month FTC, very likely to convert to perm 
Upto 3 days per week in Newcastle 
Pay dependant on experience
SC Clearance Essential

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