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Senior Data Engineer Rate: up to £450/day Outside IR35 Contract Length: 6 Months (with likely extension) Location: Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite in Central London Working hours: 9am - 5pm - Monday - Friday An established international organisation is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing Data & Middleware function, driving innovation and excellence … across complex data ecosystems. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of a large-scale data transformation programme, working on high-impact projects that enable data-driven decision-making. Responsibilities for the Senior Data Engineer: Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures, ensuring reliability, performance, and best-in-class engineering … standards Leverage Databricks, Spark, and modern cloud platforms (Azure/AWS) to deliver clean, high-quality data for analytics and operational insights Lead by example on engineering excellence, mentoring junior engineers and driving adoption of DevOps and CI/CD best practices within the data function Contribute to the evolution of a modern event-sourcing architecture, enabling efficient More ❯

Data Engineer 3 Month Contract Hybrid Cardiff VIQU have partnered with an NHS client who are seeking a Data Engineer to support an ongoing project. The successful Data Engineer will support the modernisation of the data estate, migrating legacy SQL Server warehouses into Azure. You will play a key role in shaping the … new cloud data platform. Responsibilities: Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL Database. Lead the migration of on-premises SQL Server/SSIS workloads into Azure. Design data lakes, marts, and models to support analytics and reporting. Integrate external sources including Google Cloud Platform. Drive data governance with tools … like Azure Purview. Collaborate with architects, BI teams, and stakeholders to ensure seamless data access. Apply DevOps (ADO, GitHub) and Agile practices for delivery. Key skills & experience: Strong experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, and SSIS. Hands-on with Azure SQL, Data Factory, Synapse, and Data Lake. Track record in data warehouse development and cloud migrations. More ❯

Data Engineer – 3 Month Contract – Hybrid – Cardiff VIQU have partnered with an NHS client who are seeking a Data Engineer to support an ongoing project. The successful Data Engineer will support the modernisation of the data estate, migrating legacy SQL Server warehouses into Azure. You will play a key role in shaping the … new cloud data platform. Responsibilities: Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines with Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL Database. Lead the migration of on-premises SQL Server/SSIS workloads into Azure. Design data lakes, marts, and models to support analytics and reporting. Integrate external sources including Google Cloud Platform. Drive data governance with tools … like Azure Purview. Collaborate with architects, BI teams, and stakeholders to ensure seamless data access. Apply DevOps (ADO, GitHub) and Agile practices for delivery. Key skills & experience: Strong experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, and SSIS. Hands-on with Azure SQL, Data Factory, Synapse, and Data Lake. Track record in data warehouse development and cloud migrations. More ❯

Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) Location: London (Hybrid) Rate: Negotiable, depending on experience Duration: 6 months (initial)We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) to join a world-leading energy organisation on a key transformation programme within their trading and supply division. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in building modern … scalable data solutions using Azure cloud technologies. The Role As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and developing robust data foundations and end-to-end solutions that drive value across the business. You’ll help shape and embed data-driven thinking across both technical and business teams, ensuring the organisation continues … to lead with insight and innovation.You’ll act as a subject matter expert, guiding technical decisions, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring data engineering best practices are consistently applied. Key Responsibilities Design and build data solutions aligned with business and IT strategy. Lead development of scalable data pipelines and models using Azure and Databricks. Support data foundation More ❯

Location - London, Bristol or Manchester (1 day a month onsite) Duration - 6 months Rate - £550 - £600pd (inside ir35) As a Data Engineer in the Cyber and Domains Protection Team you will: Work within an Agile team to support the development of dashboards and build automated reports to meet the needs of technical and non-technical users Work with … the data analyst and user researcher to update relevant data models to allow business intelligence data to meet the organisation's specific needs Develop business intelligence reports that can be automated, reused and shared with users directly Implement data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems Build accessible data for analysis Deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future-proof Investigate problems in systems, processes and services This role aligns to the Data Analyst role in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework. At this role level, your skills include: Applying statistical and analytical tools More ❯

Location - London, Bristol or Manchester (1 day a month onsite) Duration - 6 months Rate - £550 - £600pd (inside ir35) As a Data Engineer in the Cyber and Domains Protection Team you will: Work within an Agile team to support the development of dashboards and build automated reports to meet the needs of technical and non-technical users Work with … the data analyst and user researcher to update relevant data models to allow business intelligence data to meet the organisation's specific needs Develop business intelligence reports that can be automated, reused and shared with users directly Implement data flows to connect operational systems, data for analytics and business intelligence (BI) systems Build accessible data for analysis Deliver data solutions in accordance with agreed organisational standards that ensure services are resilient, scalable and future-proof Investigate problems in systems, processes and services This role aligns to the Data Analyst role in the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework. At this role level, your skills include: Applying statistical and analytical tools More ❯

Snowflake Data Engineer, 4 months, Remote, CO7369 A leading software consultancy requires a Snowflake Data Engineer - for the next 4 months - to work on a prestigious client project to deliver an innovative data platform Working remotely and outside of IR35, the Snowflake Data Engineer will: Improve the transparency and traceability of data through well-documented pipelines and clear data lineage. Ensure seamless data integration and architecture Optimise data processing performance Collaborate with development and data teams to support data-driven features and insights Experience Required: Snowflake expertise Solid data engineering expertise including strong SQL and Python Proficiency in DBT for transformation tasks Experience with Dagster … or a similar orchestration tool Familiarity with Azure So What's Next? If you are an experienced Snowflake-focused Data Engineer and are available for a prompt start; apply now for immediate consideration! Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business. #GB More ❯

Snowflake Data Engineer, 4 months, Remote, CO7369 A leading software consultancy requires a Snowflake Data Engineer - for the next 4 months - to work on a prestigious client project to deliver an innovative data platform Working remotely and outside of IR35, the Snowflake Data Engineer will: Improve the transparency and traceability of data through well-documented pipelines and clear data lineage. Ensure seamless data integration and architecture Optimise data processing performance Collaborate with development and data teams to support data-driven features and insights Experience Required: Snowflake expertise Solid data engineering expertise including strong SQL and Python Proficiency in DBT for transformation tasks Experience with Dagster … or a similar orchestration tool Familiarity with Azure So What's Next? If you are an experienced Snowflake-focused Data Engineer and are available for a prompt start; apply now for immediate consideration! Corriculo Ltd acts as an employment agency and an employment business. #GB More ❯

Contract Opportunity: Data Engineer - 6-Month Inside IR35 Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office per Week) Duration: 6 Months IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Rate: Flexible, Depending on Experience We're looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a project-focused team working on the development and implementation of a robust data model … The engagement is inside IR35 , and rates are flexible based on experience. Role Purpose: You'll collaborate with a small technical team and liaise with IT to ensure the data model is effectively productionised. The ideal candidate will have strong technical data analysis skills, experience with big data technologies, and the ability to communicate complex insights clearly … to stakeholders. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with a small team to build and refine a banking-focused data model. Liaise with IT teams to transition data models into production environments. Conduct data mining and exploratory data analysis to support model development. Apply strong SQL, Hadoop, and cloud-based data processing skills to manage and analyse large More ❯

Contract Data Engineer - Google Cloud | Scientific Data | Research-Focused Organisation London (2-3 days a week onsite) £750 per day (Inside IR35) | 6-month contract The Company Harnham is partnering with a leading research and technology organisation that's leveraging data and AI to accelerate scientific innovation. They're looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join on a 6-month contract and help build and optimise data pipelines supporting large-scale scientific and R&D initiatives. The Role You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust data pipelines on Google Cloud. Working closely with other engineers and scientists, you'll ensure the delivery of clean, scalable data solutions … that power high-impact research. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain data pipelines using modern tools on Google Cloud, including Python, Spark, SQL, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage. Ensure data pipelines meet the analytical and scientific needs of key applications. Deliver high-quality, production-grade code with testing and documentation. Develop, measure, and monitor key performance metrics across tools and More ❯

Data Engineer - Azure/GCP, Data Lake, Snowflake Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (1-2 days per week hybrid working ) 6 months I am currently working with an instantly recognisable, high profile client who urgently require a Data Engineer with expertise in Azure/GCP and Data Lakes to … join a major transformation programme, whilst expanding Data sources and identifying more Data sources to help produce more metrics to drive Data capability across the entire organisation, helping bridge the gap between Data Engineering and Security. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Data Engineer in a large, complex, regulated organisation Expertise with Cloud Platforms … Azure and GCP preferred) Previous experience of working with Data Lakes Demonstrable experience of ingesting, extracting and analysing Data from diverse sources Ability to create a centralised and standardised view from using Data from across multiple Business/Market Units across the entire organisation Understanding of future hosting model(s) Capability to give Market Units some guidance More ❯

Data Engineer - Azure/GCP, Data Lake, Snowflake Up to £700 per day (Inside IR35) London/Hybrid (1-2 days per week hybrid working) 6 months I am currently working with an instantly recognisable, high profile client who urgently require a Data Engineer with expertise in Azure/GCP and Data Lakes to … join a major transformation programme, whilst expanding Data sources and identifying more Data sources to help produce more metrics to drive Data capability across the entire organisation, helping bridge the gap between Data Engineering and Security. Key Requirements: Proven experience as a Data Engineer in a large, complex, regulated organisation Expertise with Cloud Platforms … Azure and GCP preferred) Previous experience of working with Data Lakes Demonstrable experience of ingesting, extracting and analysing Data from diverse sources Ability to create a centralised and standardised view from using Data from across multiple Business/Market Units across the entire organisation Understanding of future hosting model(s) Capability to give Market Units some guidance More ❯

Data Engineer (Azure, Snowflake, DBT) | Insurance | London (Hybrid) Robert Half International (an S&P 500 global staffing provider) is supporting a global consulting firm in sourcing an experienced Data Engineer to join a major insurance client engagement.The role focuses on building out a Snowflake Data Warehouse established last year and scaling it to support multiple … new data use cases across the business. Assignment Details Initial Duration: 6-12 months (until March 2026, likely extension given scope) Location: Hybrid - minimum of 2 days per week in London Day Rate: £450 PAYE (plus 12.07% holiday pay - PAYE with employer's NI & Tax deducted at source, unlike umbrella companies and no umbrella company admin fees) Start Date … Immediate/End of June Role Overview You'll be working within a growing data engineering function, focused on scaling a Snowflake + DBT platform to support multiple analytical and operational use cases. The team is looking for an experienced engineer with strong technical depth and an insurance background, capable of owning and extending core pipelines across the More ❯

Data Analytics Engineer Location: Central London - hybrid working Rate: £500.00 per day inside IR35 Duration: 12 months We are working with a leading global player in the travel industry who are seeking a Data Analytics Engineer to join their data team. This role sits at the intersection of data analysis and data engineeringideal … for someone who enjoys building scalable data solutions while staying close to business impact. The Role As a Data Analytics Engineer , youll design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelinesprimarily using PySpark, SQL, and Python to ensure business teams (analysts, product managers, finance, operations) have access to well-modeled, actionable data. Youll work closely with stakeholders to … translate business needs into technical solutions, ensuring data is trusted, scalable, and production-grade. Unlike pure Data Engineers, youll be closer to the business, shaping analytics-ready datasets. Unlike pure Data Analysts, youll spend more time coding, managing data infrastructure, and ensuring pipeline reliability. Who Were Looking For Data Analytics : Analysts who have strong experience More ❯

Lead Data Engineer, Snowflake, 4 months, Remote, CO7368 A leading software consultancy requires a Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead with strong Snowflake skills - for the next 4 months with the likelihood of significant extension - to provide technical leadership for a prestigious client project to deliver an innovative data platform. Working remotely and outside of … IR35, the Snowflake Lead Data Engineer/Tech Lead will actively work on delivering the technical solutions whilst carrying out code reviews, setting best practices, ensuring code quality, keeping everyone aligned from a technical standpoint, and fostering good communication and collaboration. This will involve: Working with the project owner to gather ongoing requirements from the client Improving the … transparency and traceability of data through well-documented pipelines and clear data lineage. Empowering internal teams with cleaner, structured data, reducing dependence on tribal knowledge and manual interventions. Enabling future scalability by establishing robust, modular foundations Experience Required: Snowflake expertise Solid data engineering expertise including strong SQL and Python Proficiency in DBT for transformation tasks Experience More ❯

Data Storage Engineer Fully Onsite in London (EC2Y/Moorgate) International Banking Group £635.63pd Inside IR35 01/01/26 to 31/08/26 ??????Are you ready to take ownership of cutting-edge data storage solutions across a major international banking group? As a Data Storage Engineer, you'll join a collaborative … critical storage and backup infrastructure, including a Dell EMC environment, PowerStore, PowerScale/Isilon and ECM/Elastic Cloud Storage. Key Responsibilities Manage and maintain block, file, and object data storage systems for business systems and end users. Provide technical ownership and support for all online storage technologies, including connectivity and backup. Deliver strategic projects, updates, and improvement plans … Dell Storage Environments, Dell EMC Desirable: PowerStore, PowerScale/Isilon, Elastic Cloud Storage/ECS Experience of large-scale enterprise environments ??????Ready to help shape and secure world-class data platforms at this international banking group? Apply with your CV today! If you've held any of these roles or used these technologies/skills, this role could be More ❯

Data Engineer £500 - £560 per day London - 1 day per week in office We're working with a leading global healthcare technology company who are building out their next-generation data platform, with a strong emphasis on automation, testing, and cloud-native engineering, and are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join their team. … The Role You'll be part of a modern data engineering function that's implementing best-in-class data practices across ingestion, transformation, and orchestration layers. The environment is highly technical, collaborative, and fast-paced, giving you the opportunity to work across a wide variety of data sources and tools. Day-to-day responsibilities include: Designing and … developing DBT models and Airflow pipelines within a modern data stack. Building robust data ingestion pipelines across multiple sources - including external partners, internal platforms, and APIs. Implementing automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for data workflows. Performing data extraction and enrichment, including web scraping and parsing of unstructured text (e.g., scanned forms and documents). More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a global Pharmaceutical organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis - Hybrid Working - London based - Outside IR35 Deep expertise in Snowflake and DBT to join a mission-driven analytics team. This role is critical to assessing and improving an established Snowflake environment, driving cost optimisation, enhancing operational rigour, and supporting the … team's move toward predictive analytics and ML Ops workflows. Role The Data Engineer will own and assess the Snowflake platform, proposing and executing optimisation around performance, cost, scalability, and architecture improvements. Lead DBT development and maintenance, with emphasis on test frameworks, transformation efficiency, and eliminating redundant or resource-heavy flows (e.g., excessive temp table usage). Design … implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate reliable deployment of data transformations. Provide deep insight into Snowflake infrastructure, including cost and pricing models, performance tuning, and resource governance. Support ML Ops/predictive analytics operationalisation - managing updates, performance monitoring, and change rollout rather than building models from scratch. Be a technical mentor and knowledge resource within the More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a market leading financial services organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis. Outside IR35. Hybrid working - London based. Role The Data Engineer will design, develop, and maintain data infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance. Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to fulfil their data requirements and support their work. Collect and process datasets from various sources, ensuring data quality and integrity. Implement efficient data models and schemas for storage and retrieval. Optimise data processes for improved performance and efficiency. Troubleshoot and resolve data pipeline issues swiftly and effectively. Keep abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering, and continuously improve your skills and knowledge. Profile The Data Engineer will have mastery of data management and processing tools, including Power BI, Data Factory, Databricks, SQL Server, and Oracle. Proficient in SQL and experienced in database administration. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with More ❯

Databricks Data Engineer £500 - £600 per day Outside IR35 We're partnering with a leading online retail company that's transforming the way data and real-time intelligence shape customer experiences. Their mission is to harness cutting-edge data and streaming technologies to drive smarter decisions, improve efficiency, and create personalised journeys for millions of shoppers … worldwide. The Role As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll play a key role in developing and optimising the backbone of the company's data platform. You'll be responsible for building and maintaining large-scale, real-time data pipelines that power analytics, machine learning, and operational systems across the business. You'll collaborate with software … engineers, data scientists, and analytics teams to ensure the platform delivers reliable, high-quality, and compliant data at scale. This is a hands-on engineering role that blends software craftsmanship with data architecture expertise. Key responsibilities: Design and implement high-throughput data streaming solutions using Kafka, Flink, or Confluent. Build and maintain scalable backend systems in More ❯

Join us in shaping the future of sustainable housing. We're building a cutting-edge regional data platform that unites retrofit programme data from local authorities, contractors, and IoT telemetry to drive smarter decisions and demonstrate real-world impact. As a Data Engineer, you'll design and develop scalable data pipelines and dimensional models on … an enterprise-grade data lake, enabling high-quality, insight-rich datasets and APIs. Your work will power dashboards and reporting tools that help partners track outcomes, measure value, and accelerate carbon reduction. If you're passionate about data, innovation, and making a tangible difference, we want to hear from you! Please note, this is a fixed term contract … for a period of 12 months. What you will be doing. Design and develop Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) pipeline processes to automate the access to source data, quality check and increase the usage. Asist with the development of new data analysis and reporting systems. Develop Dimensional Data Models using various frameworks. To analyse various datasets, seeking More ❯

Job Title: Airflow/AWS Data Engineer Location: Manchester Area (3 days per week in the office) Rate: Up to £400 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 03/11/2025 Contract Length: Until 31st December 2025 Job Type: Contract Company Introduction: An exciting opportunity has become available with one of our sector-leading financial services clients. … They are seeking a talented AWS DevOps/Data Engineer to join their growing data engineering function. This role will play a key part in designing, deploying, and maintaining modern cloud infrastructure and data pipelines, with a focus on Airflow, AWS, and data platform automation. Key Responsibilities: Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across Astronomer Airflow … and AccelData environments. Facilitate integration between vendor products and core systems, including data lakes, storage, and compute services. Establish and enforce best practices for cloud security, scalability, and performance. Configure and maintain vendor product deployments, ensuring reliability and optimized performance. Ensure high availability and fault tolerance for Airflow clusters. Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions for Airflow More ❯

Robert Half Technology are assisting a cutting edge AI organisation to recruit a Data Engineer on a contract basis - remote working - UK based A Junior Data Engineer who's excited to help build the data foundations that power cutting-edge AI solutions. You'll join a high-impact team working at the intersection of data, analytics, and machine learning - designing pipelines and infrastructure that make innovation possible at scale. Role Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that fuel AI and analytics initiatives. Partner closely with data scientists, analysts, and engineers to deliver clean, structured, and reliable data. Develop robust data transformations in Python and SQL, ensuring performance and accuracy. Work … hands-on with Snowflake to model, optimise, and manage data flows. Continuously improve data engineering practices - from automation to observability. Bring ideas to the table: help shape how data is collected, processed, and leveraged across the business. Profile The Data Engineer will ideally have 2-5 years of experience in data engineering or a More ❯

Part-Time Data Engineer/Power BI Developer (Fully Remote) 3-Month Contract | 3 Days per Week | Outside IR35 We’re looking for a hands-on Data Engineer/Power BI Developer to deliver a new Azure-based reporting solution for a London-based organisation. This is a part-time contract (3 days per week) and … can be completed fully remotely. The Project You’ll be building an end-to-end data reporting solution on Azure, pulling data from multiple third-party systems (initially Sona) into an Azure SQL environment, transforming it with Azure Data Factory, and surfacing insights through Power BI dashboards. This setup will evolve into a full business data warehouse, replacing manual Excel-based reporting with automated, role-specific dashboards for 27 site managers across the business. What You’ll Be Doing Designing and delivering Azure-based data pipelines (Azure SQL, Data Factory). Developing Power BI dashboards and ensuring smooth integration between data sources and visualisations. Automating existing manual reporting processes. Enabling data More ❯

Proven experience working as a principal or lead data engineer * Strong background working with large datasets, with proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark * Experience managing and mentoring engineers with varying levels of experience I'm currently working with a leading insurance broker who is looking to hire a Lead Azure Data Engineer on an initial … month fixed-term contract, with strong potential for extension. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Data Engineer to take on a leadership role, mentoring a small team of junior engineers while playing a key part in driving the development of an Azure-based data lakehouse. Key requirements: * Proven experience working as a principal or lead … data engineer * Strong background working with large datasets, with proficiency in SQL, Python, and PySpark * Experience managing and mentoring engineers with varying levels of experience * Hands-on experience deploying pipelines within Azure Databricks, ideally following the Medallion Architecture framework Hybrid working: Minimum two days per week on-site in London. If this sounds like something you'd be More ❯