Data Engineer - Contractor

Data Engineer (Contract) – Airbyte Experience Essential

We’re working with a company looking for a Data Engineer contractor to support the development and optimisation of their data platform. This role will involve working across a range of core data engineering activities, including building and maintaining pipelines, integrating data sources, and improving data infrastructure.

A key requirement for this role is strong hands-on experience with Airbyte . The team relies heavily on Airbyte for data ingestion and pipeline orchestration, so candidates must have proven experience implementing, managing, and scaling Airbyte pipelines in production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ingestion workflows
• Integrate multiple data sources into the company’s data platform
• Work with stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient data flows
• Monitor, maintain, and improve existing data infrastructure
• Use Airbyte extensively to manage data ingestion and pipeline workflows

Requirements

• Strong experience in data engineering and modern data platforms
• Hands-on experience with Airbyte is essential
• Experience building and maintaining ETL / ELT pipelines
• Comfortable working with cloud data environments and modern data tooling
• Experience integrating multiple data sources and APIs

Practical Details

• Outside IR35
• 2 days onsite per week (can be discussed)
• Up to £575/day
• 6 months