Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35 - London

A leading global organisation is undertaking a major back-office transformation and has established a new Divisional Data Team to deliver an enterprise-wide data platform. They are now looking for two Senior Data Engineers to join on an initial 6-month contract, playing a key role in building a brand-new data warehouse from scratch.

This is a high-impact role working directly with the AVP of Data Engineering, with the opportunity to shape architecture, pipelines, and delivery standards across the division.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and SQL

  • Translate BA and business requirements into technical specifications

  • Build and enhance transformation layers within a new enterprise data warehouse

  • Work closely with ingestion and visualisation teams to ensure smooth, accurate data flow

  • Support CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps

  • Participate in code reviews, testing, and overall quality assurance

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the wider business

Experience Required:
  • Strong SQL skills and hands-on data engineering experience

  • Proven experience with Snowflake and DBT (Cloud or Core)

  • Solid understanding of data modelling, curation, and transformation best practices

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)

  • Ability to work across end-to-end data engineering workflows

  • Insurance experience is essential
Contract Details:
  • Inside IR35 - £600per day

  • 6-month contract with scope to extend

  • Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite in London (Wednesday required)

  • Start date: ASAP

If you're interested in joining a greenfield data environment and making a real impact from day one, please send your CV to with the subject "Senior Data Engineer - Apply."

Job Details

Company
Oliver James
Location
London, South East, England, United Kingdom
Employment Type
Contractor
Salary
Salary negotiable
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