Senior Data Platform Engineer Contract Role
London Hybrid: 2-3 days pw onsite Duration: 3-6 months initially Outside IR35 Rate: £500–£625/day
We are supporting a leading organisation in the migration of their Azure estate to Microsoft Fabric and the build of a modern data platform. They are looking for a contract Data Platform Engineer with deep Data Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code experience to help deliver this transformation.
Key Responsibilities
- Build robust CI/CD pipelines from the ground up across a modern Azure data stack
- Implement DBT from scratch, focusing on infrastructure and deployment (not just usage)
- Drive migration from Azure to Microsoft Fabric
- Evaluate and implement Terraform and/or Bicep for infrastructure automation
- Collaborate closely with data engineers and architects on scalable, secure deployment workflows
Requirements
- Ideally from a Data Engineering background
- Strong hands-on knowledge of the Azure ecosystem (e.g., Synapse, Azure DevOps, Key Vault)
- Solid experience with infrastructure as code, especially Terraform and/or Bicep
- Hands-on implementation experience with DBT
- Comfortable designing and explaining DevOps architecture and pipelines
- Industry experience in energy, utilities, or property is a bonus, but not essential
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