Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. 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, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. 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 • Python • PySpark • SQL • Azure Bonus: Any experience with Fabric or Copilot If you are interested please apply below!