Senior Data Engineer

Senior / Lead Data Engineer

Location: London (Hybrid)
Duration: 6-Month Contract (High potential for 1+ year extension or perm conversion)
Day rate - 370 - 450 per day Inside IR35

My Client is financial service is launching a new divisional data team to build a next-generation enterprise data platform. Reporting to the AVP of Data Engineering, you will define engineering best practices, build data-intensive pipelines, and bridge the gap between global business units and technical delivery.

• Build & Scale:
  Design, test, and maintain robust data pipelines and data warehouse architecture.
• Governance & Quality:
  Lead code/architecture reviews, enforce IT controls, and optimize system quality.
• Mentorship:
  Provide technical guidance and assistance to junior development staff.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner with global stakeholders to translate business needs into technical outputs.

• Databases:
  Expert SQL skills; extensive experience with Snowflake and MS SQL Server.
• ETL & Modeling:
  Strong experience with dbt and at least one ETL tool (Matillion, Fivetran, SNP Glue, or Informatica).
• CI/CD:
  Hands‑on experience with Azure Dev Ops (or similar) and shell scripting.
• Engineering Principles:
  Deep understanding of data modeling, curation, orchestration, and TDD/unit testing.

• Agile approach, excellent stakeholder communication, and a results‑oriented mindset.
• Pluses:
  Insurance/Reinsurance industry experience, Power
  
  BI/Tableau, SAP, or No
  
  SQL (Dynamo
  
  DB/Cosmos).