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Anson McCade
Bolton
2 weeks ago
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Location: Bolton (Hybrid – 2–3 days on-site per week)

Salary: Up to £55,000 (depending on experience)


Are you a skilled Data Engineer with a passion for Generative AI and emerging data technologies? This is your opportunity to play a key role in a growing international and cross-functional environment, supporting the design, development, and optimisation of data pipelines that power next-generation AI systems across a world-class defence organisation.


The Role

As a Data Engineer (Generative AI), you’ll be responsible for evaluating, building, and maintaining high-quality data sets for internal customers—ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability at every stage. You’ll work within MBDA’s IM GenAI Delivery Office, contributing to the design and deployment of resilient, secure, and responsive data pipelines supporting AI and NLP initiatives.

You’ll collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, leveraging your expertise in structured and unstructured data to ensure compliance with MBDA’s data governance standards, while actively shaping the organisation’s technology roadmap and advancing its use of Generative AI.


Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable data pipelines and architectures.

• Evaluate and improve existing data models to enhance performance and quality.

• Collaborate with internal customers to define and optimise their data requirements.

• Ensure data compliance and governance across multiple systems and workflows.

• Work with SQL, noSQL, ETL, and API-based data exchange frameworks.

• Support innovation by exploring and integrating Generative AI, NLP, and OCR technologies.

• Contribute to the adoption of modern big data and containerisation technologies.


Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with SQL technologies (e.g. MS SQL, Oracle).

• Experience with noSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB, InfluxDB, Neo4J).

• Strong data exchange and processing expertise (ETL, ESB, API).

• Programming experience, ideally in Python.

• Understanding of big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop stack).

• Knowledge of NLP and OCR methodologies.

• Familiarity with Generative AI concepts and tools (advantageous).

• Experience with containerisation (e.g. Docker) is desirable.

• Background in industrial and/or defence sectors (advantageous).


What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary plus annual company bonus (up to £2,500).

• Excellent pension scheme (up to 14% total contribution).

• Opportunity for paid overtime and additional flexi leave (up to 15 days).

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.

• Enhanced parental leave (including maternity, paternity, and adoption).

• Access to state-of-the-art facilities, subsidised meals, and free on-site parking.


Security Clearance: This role requires you to be a British Citizen and to obtain HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance. Restrictions or limitations relating to nationality or right to work may apply.


Interested? Apply directly or send your CV to , quoting the reference below to discuss further.


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