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This role is for a Senior Data Engineer on an initial 6‑month contract, paying £500‑550/day, based in Milton Keynes with hybrid work. Requires 7+ years of data engineering experience, proficiency in Databricks, Azure, and strong pipeline design skills.
Senior Data Engineer Contract Role
We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with a global leading client with offices in both Manchester and Milton Keynes. You’ll join a high‑impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high‑quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, requires 1 day per week on‑site, and offers an initial 6‑month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension on a greenfield project.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices.
* Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
* Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting.
* Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs.
* Support production environments and troubleshoot performance issues.
Ideal Candidate
* 7+ years in Data Engineering with strong experience in cloud‑based data platforms.
* Proven ability to design and optimise pipelines for large‑scale data processing.
* Hands‑on experience with Databricks and Azure.
* Strong stakeholder communication and problem‑solving skills.
Tech Stack Required
* Databricks
* DBT
* Python
* PySpark
* SQL
* Azure
Bonus
Experience in eCommerce environments.
If you are interested please apply below!
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