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Lead Data Engineer
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This role is for a Lead Data Engineer with an initial 6-month contract, paying up to £600pd inside IR35. Located in Gloucester (hybrid), it requires expertise in Snowflake, SQL, Matillion, and experience in data pipelines and technical leadership.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
600
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🗓️ - Date
March 4, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
Hybrid
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📄 - Contract
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Alation #Scrum #Snowflake #Data Engineering #Data Pipeline #Matillion #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #Leadership #BI (Business Intelligence) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #Scala
Role description
Lead Data Engineer
Rate: Up to £600pd Inside IR35
Location: Gloucester – Hybrid
Duration: Initial 6 Month contract with scope for extension
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to act as the technical SME across 5–6 scrum teams, providing engineering leadership, guidance and problem-solving to ensure high-quality, scalable delivery on the Snowflake platform.
Key responsibilities
• Serve as technical SME and escalation point for engineering challenges
• Guide design decisions, best practices and solution approaches
• Support teams to overcome blockers and optimise delivery timelines
• Balance engineering quality with pragmatic delivery trade-offs
• Liaise with operational teams on platform stability and issues
• Champion engineering standards and continuous improvement
Skills & experience
• Strong background as a senior/staff data engineer
• Snowflake, SQL and Matillion expertise
• Experience across data pipelines, ETL/ELT and BI engineering
• Technical leadership across multiple teams (non-people management)
• Strong troubleshooting and decision-making capability
Lead Data Engineer
Rate: Up to £600pd Inside IR35
Location: Gloucester – Hybrid
Duration: Initial 6 Month contract with scope for extension
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer to act as the technical SME across 5–6 scrum teams, providing engineering leadership, guidance and problem-solving to ensure high-quality, scalable delivery on the Snowflake platform.
Key responsibilities
• Serve as technical SME and escalation point for engineering challenges
• Guide design decisions, best practices and solution approaches
• Support teams to overcome blockers and optimise delivery timelines
• Balance engineering quality with pragmatic delivery trade-offs
• Liaise with operational teams on platform stability and issues
• Champion engineering standards and continuous improvement
Skills & experience
• Strong background as a senior/staff data engineer
• Snowflake, SQL and Matillion expertise
• Experience across data pipelines, ETL/ELT and BI engineering
• Technical leadership across multiple teams (non-people management)
• Strong troubleshooting and decision-making capability
