Data Engineer

Denholm is delighted to be partnering one of Scotland's leading luxury brands in their search for an experienced Data Engineer on a contract basis to help build a trusted data platform from the ground up. • Duration: 12 Months • Hybrid - 2-3 days a week onsite in Auchterarder, Perthshire • Rate: £350-£400 p/day (Outside IR35) This is a greenfield opportunity where the platform isn't yet built. You'll play a pivotal role in shaping the data roadmap, building strong relationships across the business, and ensuring data is reliable, trusted, and fit for decision-making, right up to Ex-Co level. What you'll be doing • Executing a clear data roadmap and raising engineering standards • Designing and building ELT/ETL pipelines into Snowflake and Oracle using SQL, Python and modern orchestration • Delivering well-modelled, business-ready datasets and certified Power BI assets • Owning platform operations: monitoring, observability, SLAs, performance tuning and cost optimisation • Managing data quality, governance, security and GDPR-aligned controls • Partnering closely with business leaders to turn data into measurable outcomes • Supporting day-to-day operations: data checks, logs, automations, reporting and communications • Managing suppliers and standardising integration patterns • Publishing tailored datasets (not raw data) to meet leadership needs What we're looking for • Strong hands-on engineering skills: advanced SQL (Snowflake & Oracle) and solid Python • Experience with dbt, Airflow, ADF, Matillion (or similar) and Git-based CI/CD • Deep Power BI experience (semantic models, DAX optimisation, governance) • Proven experience running production data platforms, including FinOps • Security-first mindset: RBAC, masking/encryption, auditability, GDPR • Comfortable across hybrid/on-prem and cloud data estates • A solutions-focused, collaborative communicator who takes real pride in their work This role suits someone who enjoys building from scratch, influencing at all levels, and applying engineering excellence in a customer-centric environment.