Data Engineer - LONDON

Data Engineer

• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Location: Farringdon, London (Hybrid - 3 days on-site)
• Job Type: Contract - Inside IR35

Join Reed Professional Services, a leading Management Consultancy and technology services provider, as a Data Engineer. This role involves supporting a prestigious client on their Data Strategy programme. You will play a key role in designing and building scalable, resilient data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, enhancing data delivery across multiple product teams.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Design and build scalable, resilient, reusable data pipeline templates across various domains.
• Standardise ingestion and transformation patterns using configuration-driven frameworks.
• Implement data quality checks including schema validation, completeness, and automated alerting.
• Enhance pipeline resilience, monitoring, observability, and recovery mechanisms.
• Integrate AI/ML features to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with Data Product teams, Analytics Engineering, and Data Science to deliver production-grade data solutions.
• Ensure pipelines are documented, production-ready, and transition smoothly to BAU operations.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python, Scala, and SQL.
• Extensive experience in data modelling and ELT/ETL processes.
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform, including BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Composer.
• Familiarity with CI/CD & DevOps practices, including automated testing and infrastructure as code.
• Experience in implementing data quality frameworks and production monitoring patterns.
• Proven ability to deliver within enterprise data transformation programmes with stringent SLAs.

Preferred Experience:

• Building reusable data pipeline templates for large-scale, multi-domain platforms.
• Implementing data quality management at scale.
• Experience with AI-enabled pipeline capabilities and MLOps.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work with a historic and leading UK organisation.
• Exposure to advanced technologies and enterprise-scale data projects.

How to Apply:

To apply for this Data Engineer position, please submit your CV and a member of the Reed Professional Services Talent Team will be in touch.