Cathcart Technology

Contract Data Engineer

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This role is for a Contract Data Engineer with a 6-month duration, fully remote, offering £400pd inside IR35. Key skills include Databricks, Python, SQL, and experience in Financial Services or Market Data is highly beneficial.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
August 14, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Manchester
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Monitoring #Databricks #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Documentation #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Data Engineering #Python #Automation #AWS (Amazon Web Services) #Data Pipeline #Data Quality #Migration
Role description
Data Engineer (Databricks) - 6 Months - Fully Remote - £400pd Inside IR35 A leading organisation is looking for a Data Engineer to join them on an initial 6-month contract. Working as part of a busy data team, you'll be responsible for supporting and enhancing critical data pipelines, ensuring the reliable delivery of key data products while contributing to ongoing modernisation and automation initiatives. Key Skills: Databricks Python SQL ETL / Data Pipelines AWS Data Quality & Reconciliation Production Support & Incident Management Automation & Process Improvement The Role: You'll be responsible for: • Supporting and monitoring production data pipelines • Investigating and resolving data issues and pipeline failures • Enhancing Databricks, SQL and Python-based solutions • Performing data validations, reconciliations and quality checks • Automating manual operational processes • Supporting migration and transformation projects • Producing operational documentation and runbooks • Working with internal stakeholders and external data providers Experience in Financial Services, Market Data, or Enterprise Data Platform would be highly beneficial. What's on Offer? • 6-Month Contract • Fully Remote • Manchester-based organisation • £400 per day • Inside IR35 • Strong likelihood of extension If this sounds relevant to your background, please apply immediately or contact Andy Weir at Cathcart Technology for a confidential discussion. Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.