Data Engineer - Contract

Data Engineer 6 Month Contract Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office (Manchester) Outside IR35 The Company We have partnered with an innovative consultancy specialising in the delivery of custom software solutions for blue-chip enterprise and public sector clients. With a global presence spanning the UK, USA, Europe, Australia, India, and South Africa, they provide a collaborative environment where senior engineers can thrive. The Role As a Data Engineer, you will be part of a team that utilises modern agile technical practices, including continuous integration, deployment, and fast feedback loops, to deliver pragmatic solutions. You will work closely with clients to determine data processing and access needs, ensuring the creation and support of highly available data pipelines and storage solutions. Your responsibilities will include: • Automating data infrastructure and deployments. • Delivering software using pair programming, TDD, and CI/CD. • Advocating for agile practices within client organisations and mentoring their team members. • Helping to improve the overall data capabilities of both the team and the client. What We Are Looking For We are seeking a senior professional who has a deep appreciation for reproducible CI/CD pipelines and knows how to deploy end-to-end to production environments. • Technical Expertise: Significant experience with data pipelines, platforms, and projects at scale. • Cloud & Language: Proficiency in at least one main Cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) and a strong background in Python or Scala. • Engineering Rigour: You apply software engineering best practices and design principles to data pipelines and have a deep working knowledge of your chosen toolsets. • Collaboration: You are willing to help others, happy to pair, and actively seek peer reviews on your work. • Data Modelling: Strong experience in SQL and data modelling based on usage.