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Data Engineer

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This role is for a Data Engineer with a 3-month remote contract, paying £450-£470 per day. Key skills include Azure Databricks, Python, SQL, and geospatial data processing. Public sector experience is essential; SC eligibility required.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
464
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🗓️ - Date
June 12, 2026
🕒 - Duration
3 to 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Remote
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📄 - Contract
Outside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#PySpark #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Data Pipeline #Agile #Data Governance #Python #Spark SQL #Databricks #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Data Processing #ADaM (Analysis Data Model) #Spatial Data #Scala #Data Ingestion #Cloud #API (Application Programming Interface) #Monitoring #Delta Lake #Azure Databricks #Azure #Spark (Apache Spark) #Version Control #Data Engineering
Role description
Data Engineer Duration: 3 Months Location: Remote Rate: £450 - £470 per day DOE Status: OUTSIDE IR35 Clearance: Eligible for SC Start Date: ASAP Summary: My market leading client are looking to secure the services of a contract based Data Engineer to assist with critical project work over the coming months. Ideally coming from a consultancy background with extensive experience working in secure and regulated environments. Experience and knowledge of working in a public sector environment is essential. Key Responsibilities • Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration. • Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines. • Develop using Azure Databricks (PySpark, Spark SQL, Python). • Contribute to Lakehouse architecture (Delta Lake patterns, Databricks capabilities). • Build and manage workflows (Databricks Workflows, Delta Live Tables). • Implement data governance (Unity Catalog – access, discovery, control). • Support analytics/reporting using Databricks SQL. • Ingest and transform API, structured, semi-structured and geospatial data. • Write clean, testable, maintainable code. • Contribute to agile delivery (ceremonies, peer reviews, planning). Key Skills & Experience • Strong Data Engineering experience with Azure Databricks. • Proven delivery of production-grade data pipelines. • Strong Python, SQL, PySpark and Spark SQL capability. • Experience with Lakehouse / modern data platform design. • Hands-on with Databricks tools (Unity Catalog, Workflows, Delta Live Tables, Databricks SQL). • Data ingestion from APIs and external sources. • Geospatial data processing experience (real-world use cases). • Experience with geospatial formats (Shapefile, GeoParquet, GeoPackage, GeoTIFF). • Knowledge of Apache Sedona or similar frameworks. • Understanding of data modelling, quality, monitoring and optimisation. • Experience with version control, CI/CD and cloud environments. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. If you’d like more information on the assignment, please drop me an email Adam.Rees@IdentifySolutions.co.uk – or give me a call on 07400 28 3333. Data Engineer