Senior Data Engineer

La Fosse
Bletchley, UK
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
7 years minimum
Compensation
£136,500.0 - £143,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Big Data Data Architecture Information Engineering Extract Transform Load (ETL) Python (Programming Language) Standard Sql SQL Databases Cloud Platform System Pyspark Data Delivery Data Pipelines
+1 more
Databricks

Job description

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., * Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices

  • Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture
  • Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs
  • Support production environments and troubleshoot performance issues

Requirements

Do you have experience in SQL?, * 7+ years in Data Engineering with strong experience in cloud-based data platforms

  • Proven ability to design and optimise pipelines for large-scale data processing
  • Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure
  • Strong stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills

Tech Stack Required:

  • Databricks
  • DBT
  • Python
  • PySpark
  • SQL
  • Azure

Bonus: Experience in eCommerce environments.

Benefits & conditions

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.

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