Senior Data Engineer / Modeller
Senior Data Engineer / Modeller | London | Outside IR35 | £400 - £500 | Hybrid This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys working across the full data lifecycle — from designing scalable platforms and pipelines to shaping well-structured data models that drive meaningful business insight. You’ll operate in a collaborative, small-team environment, working closely with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders to turn complex requirements into clear, practical solutions.What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and delivering robust data models (conceptual, logical, dimensional) for analytics and reporting
- Building and optimising data platforms and ETL/ELT pipelines in cloud environments
- Ingesting and integrating data from various sources (APIs, databases, flat files)
- Translating business needs into scalable, maintainable data solutions
- Applying best practices across data governance, quality, and security
- Working directly with clients, explaining technical concepts in a clear, accessible way
- Supporting junior team members and contributing to knowledge sharing
- Around 5 experience in data engineering or data consultancy
- Strong experience with data modelling, ideally dimensional (e.g. Kimball)
- Proven ability to design solutions that support analytics and decision-making
- Solid coding skills in SQL and Python (Spark/SQL variants beneficial)
- Experience with cloud data platforms (Azure, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar)
- Understanding of modern data architectures (e.g. medallion/lakehouse approaches)
- Exposure to Agile delivery and collaborative, cross-functional teams
- Confident communicator with strong stakeholder engagement skills