Data Engineer - Inside IR35 Contract - SC clearance highly preferable

As a Senior Data Engineer, your primary focus is not just building pipelines, but evaluating the Data Landscape and feasibility of future automation.

• Data Landscape Assessment: Interrogate existing data sets to identify gaps in quality, accessibility, and consistency that hinder automation or insight generation.
• Tactical Problem Solving: Identify and implement "quick fix" tactical solutions where possible to address immediate data blockers.
• Blueprinting: Develop high-level activity blueprints for proposed automated data pipelines focusing on key data flows and platform components for prioritised use cases.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with User Researchers and Content Designers to align technical data solutions with documented user pain points and functional requirements.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Provide technical recommendations for the build phase, including resource requirements and governance needs for the post March roadmap.

We are seeking data engineers with strong engineering backgrounds and consulting skills to work at one of several high profile public sector clients., * Technical Expertise: Strong background in data engineering with experience in assessing Legacy data processes and designing modern cloud data platform integrations.

• Consultative Approach: Ability to act as an internal consultant, translating complex business problems into technical requirements
• Agile Delivery: Experience working in rapid, milestone-driven discovery phases using agile sprints.
• Security: Must hold active SC Clearance
• Communication: Capable of articulating the why and what of a data solution to ensure transformational outcomes rather than just technical tinkering.
• Proficient in Azure, Python, SQL skills in Data Bricks and other technologies beneficial

Mainly London, but also midlands - £500 to £600 per day Contract Posted by: Solirius Limited Posted: Friday, 30 January 2026 Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

*Data engineer multiple Government clients: inside IR35 - London - Between £500 & £600pd - Ideally SC cleared