Senior Data Engineer (Data Migration – Energy & Utilities)
💰 £500/day (Inside IR35) |📍 Warwick, UK (3 days onsite) | 📅 6-Month Contract
Our client, a top global organization, is seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer – Data Migration Specialist to support a large-scale transformation programme within the Energy & Utilities sector. This role focuses on designing, delivering, and assuring end-to-end data migration solutions across legacy and cloud platforms, with a strong emphasis on Azure and Snowflake ecosystems, data quality, and regulatory compliance. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will lead complex data migration initiatives, transforming legacy systems into scalable, cloud-based solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end data migration lifecycle (discovery → cutover)
* Design and develop ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory and modern tooling
* Develop and optimise complex SQL transformations
* Ensure data quality, reconciliation, and consistency across environments
* Review and assure migration solutions for scalability and performance
* Build and optimise data solutions on Snowflake and Azure
* Implement batch and near real-time data ingestion pipelines
* Design dimensional and analytical data models
* Optimise performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
* Implement CI/CD pipelines for data delivery
* Use Azure DevOps, Git, and for automation
* Establish monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks
* Promote repeatable, version-controlled data engineering practices
* Work with SCADA, telemetry, and asset/network datasets
* Ensure compliance with Energy & Utilities regulatory standards
* Define data quality frameworks, validation rules, and lineage
* Support governance, metadata management, and auditability
* Collaborate with architects, analysts, and platform teams
* Translate business requirements into technical solutions
* Provide technical leadership and mentorship
Essential Skills & Experience
* 10+ years in data engineering, with strong data migration experience
* Proven experience delivering large-scale data migration programmes
* Strong expertise in Azure Data Platform (ADF, Azure DevOps)
* Hands-on experience with Snowflake
* Advanced SQL and data transformation skills
* Experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks
* Strong DataOps / CI-CD pipeline experience
* Experience working with complex, regulated datasets
* Strong understanding of data quality, governance, and lineage
* Excellent stakeholder communication and leadership skills
Desirable Experience
* Experience within Energy & Utilities or similar regulated industries
* Knowledge of SCADA, telemetry, or CNI datasets
* Experience with real-time or streaming data pipelines
* Exposure to or similar tooling
* Experience in Agile delivery environments
If this is relevant to your experience, please apply with your CV and we'll be in touch.