Senior Data Engineer

🚀 Senior Data Engineer – Storage Optimisation Engagement🚀 📍London (Hybrid) 📅 Starting ASAP for an initial 8 week engagement 💰 Outside IR35 - rate depending on experience We’re supporting a client looking for a Senior Data Engineer to lead a short-term, high-impact storage optimisation engagement within an ML-heavy environment. This is not a generic BAU role – it’s a focused piece of work with clear deliverables, governance ownership and measurable impact. 🔑 The Role • Assess large-scale storage usage across ML data prep, training and experimentation • Design and execute structured clean-up & optimisation strategies • Implement retention policies and lifecycle governance • Reduce reliance on manual storage management • Deliver a high-level data engineering roadmap • You’ll work closely with ML and Infrastructure engineers, mapping workflows and introducing sustainable improvements. 🎯 We’re looking for someone who: 👉 Has strong experience in ML-focused data engineering environments 👉 Has led storage optimisation or data lifecycle initiatives 👉 Understands artefact management, data retention and governance 👉 Is comfortable delivering documentation and roadmaps