Senior Data Engineer - Contract Role

Senior Data Engineer – Urgent Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500–£550/day | London (1 day a week onsite ideally) | Initial 6 months | ASAP start We have an urgent Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity to join a client undergoing a major data platform transformation. The team recently migrated to Databricks on Azure and is driving improvements across data architecture, pipelines, and workflows, with exciting plans for 2026. You’ll take ownership of building and optimising Databricks-based pipelines, supporting migration from Azure Synapse, and collaborating across a strong engineering team to deliver scalable solutions. You must be available within the next 2 weeks and ideally willing to go into a London office 1 day per week. Key Responsibilities • Design and build data pipelines and workflows on Databricks and Azure. • Support migration from Synapse to Databricks, enabling Delta capabilities. • Optimise data architecture for performance and scalability. • Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers. • Contribute ideas and take ownership of technical solutions. Ideal Candidate • Must have 4-5 years of Databricks experience • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (essential). • Proficiency in Azure, SQL, Python, and Spark. • Experience with data migration and workflow orchestration. • Excellent problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset. Tech Stack • Databricks • Azure • SQL / Python / Spark • Synapse If you are interested, please apply below!