Senior Data Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35 - London
A leading global organisation is undertaking a major back-office transformation and has established a new Divisional Data Team to deliver an enterprise-wide data platform. They are now looking for two Senior Data Engineers to join on an initial 6-month contract, playing a key role in building a brand-new data warehouse from scratch.
This is a high-impact role working directly with the AVP of Data Engineering, with the opportunity to shape architecture, pipelines, and delivery standards across the division.
Role Responsibilities:
* Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and SQL
* Translate BA and business requirements into technical specifications
* Build and enhance transformation layers within a new enterprise data warehouse
* Work closely with ingestion and visualisation teams to ensure smooth, accurate data flow
* Support CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps
* Participate in code reviews, testing, and overall quality assurance
* Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the wider business
Experience Required:
* Strong SQL skills and hands-on data engineering experience
* Proven experience with Snowflake and DBT (Cloud or Core)
* Solid understanding of data modelling, curation, and transformation best practices
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)
* Ability to work across end-to-end data engineering workflows
* Insurance experience is essential
Contract Details:
* Inside IR35 - £600per day
* 6-month contract with scope to extend
* Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite in London (Wednesday required)
* Start date: ASAP
If you're interested in joining a greenfield data environment and making a real impact from day one, please send your CV to max.reardon@oliverjames.com with the subject "Senior Data Engineer - Apply."