Senior Data Engineer - Contract Role

Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-525/day | Milton Keynes or Manchester | Hybrid | Initial 7 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with a global leading client with offices in both Manchester and Milton Keynes. You’ll join a high-impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high-quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, requires 1 day per week on-site, and offers an initial 7-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension on a greenfield project. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices. • Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture. • Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting. • Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs. • Support production environments and troubleshoot performance issues. Ideal Candidate • 7+ years in Data Engineering with strong experience in cloud-based data platforms. • Proven ability to design and optimise pipelines for large-scale data processing. • Hands-on experience with Databricks and Azure. • Strong stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills. Tech Stack Required: • Databricks • DBT • Python • PySpark • SQL • Azure Bonus: Experience in eCommerce environments. If you are interested please apply below!