Data Engineer

£450 - £600 GBP

Hybrid WORKING

Location:

Central London, Greater London - United Kingdom Type:
Contract

Seeking experienced Data Engineers to support a growing data transformation and cloud modernisation programme.

This role is suited to strong developers and delivery-focused engineers rather than technical leads. Candidates should be comfortable working independently, collaborating with business and technology stakeholders, and delivering high-quality solutions with minimal supervision.

• Design, build and optimise scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Develop and maintain solutions using Databricks, Python and SQL.
• Support migration of data assets from legacy platforms into modern cloud-based architectures.
• Integrate data from multiple enterprise systems, including Oracle databases.
• Develop reusable data engineering frameworks and best practices.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, security and performance standards are met.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement sustainable fixes.
• Collaborate with architects, data analysts, business stakeholders and delivery teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Produce clear technical documentation and support knowledge transfer activities.

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer within large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks.
• Advanced SQL development skills.
• Strong Python development experience.
• Extensive experience working with Oracle databases.
• Proven experience building and supporting data pipelines and data integration solutions.
• Experience working within cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, performance optimisation and data quality controls.
• Experience working across the full software development lifecycle.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills.

• Banking or Financial Services experience.
• Experience working within regulated environments.
• Exposure to Azure Data Platform services.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and Dev Ops practices for data engineering.
• Experience supporting cloud migration or modernisation programmes.
• Familiarity with data governance and data lineage principles.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience.
• Strong development capability rather than architecture or management focus.
• Experience delivering data solutions within complex enterprise organisations.
• Ability to quickly understand business requirements and convert them into robust technical solutions.
• A proactive and self-sufficient approach to delivery.