Data Engineer - Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI - 2 days per week on-site (West Midlands)
Data Engineer - Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI required in the west midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Telford, Shrewsbury Worcester etc) to join a global customer developing a framework for their long-standing partnership with their end customer.
This is a long-term freelance contract with a hybrid working model, offering excellent rates.
Key Requirements
* Designing and implementing secure, high-performance data integration solutions (batch and/or near Real Time)
* Building, operating, and continuously improving data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation)
* Implementing monitoring, alerting, and SLA-driven reliability practices
* Collaborating with product teams and client stakeholders to refine requirements and align solutions to non-functional requirements (cost, performance, security)
* Supporting incident resolution and ensuring service continuity
* Participating in Agile ceremonies and working cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and business teams
* Mentoring colleagues and contributing to engineering best practices and communities of practice
* Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience in data modelling
* Proven experience with ETL/ELT tools (at least one of: Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, AWS Glue, SAS)
* Experience with enterprise databases or data platforms (ideally Oracle or Cloudera)
* Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably AWS
* Proficiency in programming/Scripting languages such as Python or Bash
* Strong understanding of data engineering fundamentals: integration, transformation, orchestration, version control
* Able to commute to site location in Telford 2 days per week
* Excellent client-facing communication and consultancy skills