Senior Data Engineer
Outside IR35 | £500–£525 per day | Milton Keynes | Hybrid Working | 6-Month Initial Term We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support a major data modernisation programme. You’ll be instrumental in reshaping and enhancing data pipelines as the business moves towards a Databricks Lakehouse setup. The work centres on creating scalable, high-quality data flows that underpin analytics, reporting, and strategic insight across the organisation.This contract is outside IR35, requires one on-site day each week, and offers an immediate start with strong extension prospects.What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing, refining, and maintaining robust ELT/ETL data pipelines
- Supporting the migration of data assets into a Databricks Lakehouse framework
- Ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and optimised for analytical consumption
- Partnering with stakeholders to deliver well-engineered, business-aligned solutions
- Monitoring production systems and resolving performance or reliability issues
- 7+ years of Data Engineering experience, ideally within cloud-native environments
- Strong background in building and optimising large-scale data pipelines
- Practical expertise with Databricks and Azure services
- Confident communicator with strong problem-solving ability
- Databricks
- DBT
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- Azure