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# Data Engineer - Contract Opportunity (Birmingham)

- **Company:** Revolution Technology Limited
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £135,200
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Computer Programming, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Distributed Systems, Identity and Access Management, Machine Learning, Cloud Platform System, Sql Optimization, Snowflake, Apache Spark, Generative AI, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-354BE3F90ED2BB04BA/

## About the Role

Our client are a global consultancy that are looking for a Data Engineer to join one of their financial services clients on a Full time contract (8 hours per day, 5 days per week).

 * Data Engineering & Programming: Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark (Java/Scala), advanced SQL, and building scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines.
 * Cloud & Data Platforms: Expertise in AWS (S3, EMR, Glue, IAM), with practical knowledge of Databricks, Snowflake, and modern lakehouse architectures.
 * AI/ML, Governance & Performance: Experience enabling Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions, with strong knowledge of data quality, security, governance, monitoring, and distributed systems optimisation.