Aker Systems

Aker Systems provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations.

101-250 employees

Founded 2016

Cloud Data Services

Private Company

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Remote-First Company

This company operates with a remote-first culture, allowing team members to work from anywhere.

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Remote/Home Based, UKFull-TimeData infrastructurePosted

Lead Data Engineer

Lead the design, development and deployment of secure, scalable data pipelines and platform components.
Design and implement batch and real-time streaming solutions using event-driven architectures.
Own technical design decisions across projects, balancing scalability, security, performance and delivery requirements.
Lead technical workshops, discovery sessions and architecture discussions with client stakeholders.
Assess client data platforms and design approaches for modernisation, migration and integration.
Build and maintain data ingestion, transformation and integration capabilities across data sources.
Develop cloud-native data platforms using AWS services and open-source technologies.
Embed data quality, governance, lineage and security throughout the data lifecycle.
Drive code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices.
Mentor engineers and support delivery teams across multiple client engagements.

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About Aker Systems

Aker Systems crafts ultra-secure enterprise data platforms for large organizations. You will help pioneer cloud data infrastructure modernization for clients in government, finance, and utilities. We build regulation-ready, security-first solutions that handle sensitive data at scale. Join us to transform how major institutions manage and share their critical information.

How We Work

We operate as a remote-first company, connecting our team through virtual collaboration and regular in-person gatherings. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, hard work, and open communication. We foster an environment where you can take responsibility and solve challenging problems. We embrace diversity and different perspectives to drive groundbreaking technical solutions.

Engineering at Aker Systems

We build secure cloud and data platforms for complex, regulated environments. Our engineers solve unique challenges in ultra-secure public cloud data infrastructure for critical systems. You will work with cutting-edge technologies across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. We emphasize Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt), CI/CD (GitHub/GitLab), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker). You will also work with advanced data processing tools like Apache Flink, Kafka, and Spark. You will define and enforce engineering standards across teams, driving innovation in secure data management.

Why Join Us

You will deliver solutions for high-profile, complex government and enterprise clients.
You will contribute to a "no blame culture" that encourages trying new things and taking ownership.
You will receive an annual training allowance to foster your continuous professional development.
You will help clients modernize critical systems, making a real difference with technology.
You will be part of a company recognized with "Breakthrough Culture Awards" and multiple tech accolades.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company-paid medical insurance
Life assurance (4x basic salary)
Pension scheme (employee 5%, Aker 4% up to 70k)
Annual training allowance (up to 1,000 after probation)
Wellbeing allowance (360 per year)
Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Plan
Dental insurance (voluntary)
Critical illness cover (voluntary)

Tech Stack

paymentframework

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