🚀 Remote Senior Data Engineer - Contract Opportunity
Role & Logistics
* Role: Senior Data Engineer (Databricks Focus)
* Company: Global Technology Platform
* Location: UK Remote
* Contract Duration: 6 Months (multi-year scope)
* Status: Outside IR35
* Rate: Competitive Day Rate
The Project
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Data Engineer to lead the hands-on delivery of core data infrastructure for a critical, 6-month project. You will play a key role in designing and implementing scalable data solutions at the center of our technology platform.
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
* Design, architect, and implement robust, end-to-end data pipelines (batch and streaming).
* Drive the adoption of modern data engineering practices within the project scope.
* Act as a senior technical leader, providing guidance, mentorship, and code reviews to the engineering team.
* Ensure rigorous engineering discipline, including CI/CD, testing, and monitoring standards are implemented and maintained.
* Own data workflows from ingestion through transformation, quality assurance, modeling, and delivery to downstream systems.
Essential Technical Requirements
* 5+ years proven experience in a Data Engineering role, building production-ready pipelines.
* Deep hands-on expertise with Databricks (PySpark/SparkSQL) environments (2+ years desirable).
* Expert proficiency in Python and SQL development.
* Experience using Databricks.
* Experience with cloud-based data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
* Prior experience in a senior contributor capacity, providing technical direction and oversight.
* Experience with data modeling, data lakes/warehouses, and performance tuning is highly desirable.
How to Apply
Interviews are starting immediately. Please apply here.