Oliver James

Senior Data Engineer

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This role is for a Senior Data Engineer on a 6-month contract, paying £600 per day, based in London. Key skills include strong SQL, Snowflake, DBT, and CI/CD experience. Insurance industry experience is essential. Hybrid work model with onsite requirements.
🌎 - Country
United Kingdom
💱 - Currency
£ GBP
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💰 - Day rate
Unknown
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🗓️ - Date
December 11, 2025
🕒 - Duration
Unknown
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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
London, England, United Kingdom
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🧠 - Skills detailed
#Cloud #Data Warehouse #Data Pipeline #Azure DevOps #Data Engineering #Azure #Code Reviews #"ETL (Extract #Transform #Load)" #EDW (Enterprise Data Warehouse) #Snowflake #SQL (Structured Query Language) #dbt (data build tool) #Quality Assurance #DevOps
Role description
Senior Data Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35 - London A leading global organisation is undertaking a major back-office transformation and has established a new Divisional Data Team to deliver an enterprise-wide data platform. They are now looking for two Senior Data Engineers to join on an initial 6-month contract, playing a key role in building a brand-new data warehouse from scratch. This is a high-impact role working directly with the AVP of Data Engineering, with the opportunity to shape architecture, pipelines, and delivery standards across the division. Role Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and SQL • Translate BA and business requirements into technical specifications • Build and enhance transformation layers within a new enterprise data warehouse • Work closely with ingestion and visualisation teams to ensure smooth, accurate data flow • Support CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps • Participate in code reviews, testing, and overall quality assurance • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the wider business Experience Required: • Strong SQL skills and hands-on data engineering experience • Proven experience with Snowflake and DBT (Cloud or Core) • Solid understanding of data modelling, curation, and transformation best practices • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar) • Ability to work across end-to-end data engineering workflows • Insurance experience is essential Contract Details: • Inside IR35 - £600per day • 6-month contract with scope to extend • Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite in London (Wednesday required) • Start date: ASAP If you're interested in joining a greenfield data environment and making a real impact from day one, please send your CV to max.reardon@oliverjames.com with the subject "Senior Data Engineer - Apply."