Data Engineer - SC Cleared

Data Engineer – Azure Databricks/ SC Clearance – Contract

Active SC Clearance is required for this position

Hybrid working – 3 days / week on site required

Up to £520 / day – Inside IR35

We are currently recruiting for a well experienced Data Engineer, required for a leading global transformation consultancy, based in London. The Lead Technical Developer will be responsible for building and maintaining data pipelines, implementing data transformations, and ensuring data quality. This role requires a solid understanding of data engineering principles, experience with big data technologies, familiarity with cloud computing (specifically Azure), and a passion for working with data.

Key skills and responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL pipelines to ingest, transform, and load data from diverse sources (APIs, databases, files) into Azure Databricks.
• Implement data cleaning, validation, and enrichment using Spark (PySpark/Scala) and related tools to ensure quality and consistency.
• Utilize Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Spark SQL, and best practices for Databricks development, optimization, and deployment. Program in SQL, Python, R, YAML, and JavaScript.
• Integrate data from multiple sources and formats (CSV, JSON, Parquet, Delta) for downstream analytics, dashboards, and reporting.
• Apply Azure Purview for governance and quality checks. Monitor pipelines, resolve issues, and enhance data quality processes.
• Work closely with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders. Participate in code reviews and clearly communicate technical concepts.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for deployments and automate data engineering workflows using DevOps principles.

Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Lewis Rushton at Crimson for immediate consideration.

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