Senior Data Engineer Contract Role
Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Milton Keynes | Hybrid | Initial 5 Months
We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with a global leading client with offices in 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 5-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension on a greenfield project.
Key Responsibilities
1. Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices.
2. Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
3. Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting.
4. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs.
5. Support production environments and troubleshoot performance issues.
Ideal Candidate
6. 7+ years in Data Engineering with strong experience in cloud-based data platforms.
7. Proven ability to design and optimise pipelines for large-scale data processing.
8. Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure.
9. Strong stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills.
Tech Stack Required:
10. Databricks
11. DBT
12. Python
13. PySpark
14. SQL
15. Azure
Bonus: Experience in eCommerce environments.
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