Lorien

Senior Data Engineer

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This role is for a Senior Data Engineer (Python/ML) on a 6-month contract, paying "pay rate". The position is onsite 2-3 days per week at "location". Requires 5+ years of data engineering experience, strong Python skills, and familiarity with GCP and SQL.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
January 29, 2026
🕒 - Duration
More than 6 months
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🏝️ - Location
On-site
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📄 - Contract
Inside IR35
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🔒 - Security
Unknown
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📍 - Location detailed
London
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Storage #ML (Machine Learning) #SQL (Structured Query Language) #PostgreSQL #Cloud #Data Engineering #Python #PyTorch #Data Pipeline #GCP (Google Cloud Platform) #SQL Server #BigQuery #Data Science #S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #Datasets #Databases #Scala #AWS S3 (Amazon Simple Storage Service) #AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Role description
Senior Data Engineer (Python / ML) - Contract Client: GSK (Global Pharmaceutical Company) Contract: 6 Months | IR35: Inside Location: The Stanley Building (ULP) - Onsite 2-3 days per week Overview GSK is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with ML exposure to support cloud-based, data-driven initiatives. The role focuses on building scalable data pipelines, managing large datasets, and enabling ML workflows within an enterprise environment. Key Responsibilities • Build and maintain scalable Python-based data pipelines • Manage object/blob storage for structured and unstructured data • Support ML workflows (data loading, dataset management) • Work with BigQuery and SQL databases • Optimise memory management and performance • Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers Required Skills • 5+ years Data Engineering experience • Strong Python • GCS (preferred) or AWS S3 • PyTorch (data loading & datasets) • BigQuery (GCP) • SQL (SQL Server preferred, PostgreSQL acceptable) • Strong understanding of memory management Nice to Have • Other GCP services (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Scheduler) • Machine Learning experience • Pharma / Life Sciences background Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.