Senior Data Engineer

GCP - Senior Data Engineer Location: Fully remote – UK Contract length: Initial 6 months Working frequency: Part-time Rate: £450-£500 per day IR35: Outside IR35 Tech: GCP / Datastream / SQL / Python SR2 is supporting a client delivering a large-scale enterprise data platform on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join the team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building and maintaining cloud-native data pipelines and enabling the ingestion of data from multiple sources including on-premise systems and SaaS platforms. The environment involves complex enterprise integrations, with a particular focus on bringing distributed data sources into a centralised cloud data platform. Role: • Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines on GCP • Ingest and integrate data from on-premise systems into cloud environments • Support integration of SaaS data sources into the organisation’s internal data platform • Work with enterprise data ingestion technologies such as Datastream or equivalent replication tools • Build and optimise data ingestion and transformation workflows • Contribute to cloud architecture discussions and data platform design • Ensure pipelines are reliable, secure and performant in production environments Requirements: • Strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience • Proven ability to design and build scalable data pipelines • Experience integrating data from on-premise environments into cloud platforms • Experience with Google Datastream or similar replication technologies • Experience ingesting data from external SaaS systems • Strong SQL and Python skills • Understanding of cloud networking considerations for data ingestion • Experience working in enterprise-scale data environments • Experience with Airflow or other orchestration frameworks • Exposure to distributed data processing frameworks such as Spark • Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Engineer certification (desirable) Please apply with a copy of your CV and Emma from SR2 will contact potential candidates regarding next steps.