I’m looking for a Data Engineer on a contract basis to join my clients growing data team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, trusted data solutions across the organisation.
You’ll design, build and maintain modern data pipelines and data products that power reporting, analytics and AI-driven insights. Alongside hands-on engineering, you’ll contribute technical leadership on complex initiatives and help shape best practice across the function.
This is a great opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment where data is central
Its hybrid working from their Edinburgh City Centre office (typically 3 days a week) and its Inside IR35.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing, building and maintaining scalable data pipelines and data products
- Moving data from source systems into cloud-based data platforms and analytics environments
- Delivering solutions using CI/CD and modern engineering practices
- Providing technical ownership of pipelines, including monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation
- Leading or contributing to migration and re-engineering projects
- Collaborating with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Ensuring solutions meet standards for security, quality, lineage and documentation
- Driving improvements in automation, testing, monitoring and alerting
- Supporting operational performance through reporting, incident management and continuous improvement
- Coaching and mentoring other engineers, promoting best practice across the team
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience designing and building data pipelines in a modern data stack - Microsoft
- Proven ability to work with large-scale datasets and data integration tools
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks and automation
- Strong understanding of data engineering best practices, governance and standards
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
- Excellent collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
- A passion for continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
For more information get in touch asap.