Lead Data Engineer - MI6 Secret Intelligence Service - SEO

Location: London

This Lead Data Engineer role sits within MI6, working on mission-focused AI initiatives, designing and delivering the data systems that enable complex decision-making in a fast-moving, high-impact environment.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the design and build of secure, scalable data pipelines
• Ensuring data is onboarded, processed and used safely and effectively
• Working across teams to integrate new data sources and AI capabilities
• Translating complex requirements into practical, high-impact solutions
• Supporting the use of AI and LLM workflows, including governance and ethics
• Driving best practice and contributing to the wider engineering community

Who this role could suit

This role could be a strong fit if experience includes:

• Leading data engineering or technical delivery in complex environments
• Building pipelines and working with Python-based data ecosystems
• Working with large-scale or sensitive datasets
• Applying modern AI or LLM-enabled approaches
• Mentoring or leading engineers and influencing technical direction

Interested?

This partner post gives you the overview.

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