Data Platform Engineer : Contract
Location: Perthshire : 2 days onsite
Contract: 12 months : Outside IR35
Rate: GBP350:GBP400 per day
A well:known luxury hospitality and leisure organisation with a global reputation for excellence is seeking an experienced Data Platform Engineer to support and evolve its modern data platform.
This is a hands:on contract role with end:to:end ownership across data engineering, analytics enablement, and platform operations.
What youll do
* Design, build, and optimise ELT/ETL pipelines into Snowflake and Oracle using SQL, Python, and modern orchestration
* Own platform performance, observability, and cost optimisation (FinOps)
* Deliver well:modelled, business:ready data products and certified Power BI datasets and semantic models
* Implement robust data governance, quality, security, and GDPR:aligned controls
* Operate the platform day:to:day: monitoring, alerting, CI/CD, and incident management
* Partner with business teams to turn data into trusted insight and measurable outcomes
What were looking for
* Advanced SQL (Snowflake and Oracle) and solid Python
* Experience with dbt, Airflow, ADF, Matillion or similar tools
* Strong Power BI skills (dataset design, DAX optimisation, deployment pipelines)
* Proven experience running production data platforms
* Confident with RBAC, masking/encryption, auditability, and compliance
* Proactive, collaborative, and quality:focused
Ideal for an experienced contractor looking for a long:term, outside IR35 engagement in a high:standard, consumer:facing environment.
If this interests you, please apply immediately and call Andy Weir at Cathcart Technology.
Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.