Data Engineer – Consultancy – Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35) – 6 Month Contract – Remote
Overview:
Join a leading consultancy, delivering innovative data-driven solutions for global clients. You’ll play a key role in developing and supporting enterprise-grade data platforms and services, ensuring high-quality data pipelines and enabling smarter business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop homogenous data repositories for enterprise reporting and analytics.
- Ingest data from SQL databases, REST APIs, Kafka streams and other sources.
- Apply data cleansing rules to ensure high data quality standards.
- Model data into a single source of truth using Kimball methodology (star schema, snowflake, etc.).
- Develop high-quality code following DevOps and software engineering best practices, including testing and CI/CD.
- Monitor and maintain business-critical pipelines, reacting to and resolving failures when required.
- Collaborate with the data team to refine backlogs, plan sprints and continuously improve workflows.
- Perform ad-hoc data analysis across structured and unstructured data sources to support solution design.
- Document datasets in the data catalogue, including ownership, lineage, sensitivity and definitions.
- Ensure compliance with GDPR and other data regulations when handling sensitive information.
- Support the stability and performance of enterprise data platforms.
Requirements:
- Strong Azure data skills: Data Factory V2, Data Lake Storage V2, Databricks, Function Apps, Logic Apps, Stream Analytics, Terraform, Azure CLI/Portal/PowerShell.
- Proficient with PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and Python (including unit and integration testing).
- Deep understanding of software development principles (SOLID, testing, CI/CD, version control).
- Strong knowledge of Kimball data modelling.
- Advanced SQL and data analysis skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Proven ability to deliver under pressure while maintaining high standards.
- Passion for technology and its impact on business outcomes.
Package:
- Day Rate: Up to £600 per day. (Inside IR35)
- Initial 6 Month Contract (Very likely to be extended.)
- Contract Basis: Fully Remote.
- Consultancy environment: Innovative, fast-paced projects with cutting-edge technologies.
Data Engineer – Consultancy – Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35) – 6 Month Contract – Remote