Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer (Contract)

Outside IR35 | £525-550/day | London (Hybrid) | Initial 3 Months

We're working with a client who is looking to bring in an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the evolution of their cloud data platform.

You'll be joining a growing data function focused on improving engineering standards, modernising data infrastructure, and delivering scalable data solutions across the business. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who enjoys building robust data platforms, implementing best practices, and driving technical improvements within a cloud environment.

This is an initial 3-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise data pipelines using modern Data Engineering best practices.
• Develop scalable, reusable and well-documented data solutions.
• Support the evolution of cloud-based data infrastructure and tooling.
• Implement engineering standards across data platforms, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products.
• Contribute to platform improvements, performance optimisation and overall data platform maturity.

Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience working as a Senior Data Engineer within cloud-first environments.
• Strong background delivering platform improvements, migrations or modernisation projects.
• Experience designing robust, scalable and maintainable data pipelines.
• Comfortable influencing engineering best practice and mentoring less experienced engineers.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working in a regulated environment.

Required Tech Stack

• Python
• DBT
• Snowflake
• Airflow
• Azure
• Terraform

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes / AKS
• Infrastructure and platform modernisation projects
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps practices