Data Engineer at Bristow Holland, Cambridge, £Contract Rate

Cambridge | 3 months | Outside IR35 likely | Immediate start

We’re working with a research-led organisation delivering a full migration from a legacy informatics platform into a new system.

This is a pure delivery role focused on a 3-month proof of concept. The objective is simple: prove that data can be reliably migrated and mirrored between systems.

You’ll be given the templates, access to the environments, and a clear outcome. This is about execution, not theory.

• Build and run data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data
• Work from defined templates to structure and standardise datasets
• Mirror and reconcile data between legacy and new systems
• Use APIs to move and validate data across environments
• Progress from dummy data into live datasets
• Deliver repeatable, reliable outputs ready for scale

• Strong SQL (hands-on data manipulation and validation)
• Strong Python (Pandas, PyArrow or similar)
• Experience working with APIs (FastAPI or Flask preferred)
• Proven delivery of data pipelines / ETL work
• Able to work independently and move at pace

• Data or system migration experience
• Docker / containerisation
• CI/CD or automation

There is some openness to a fixed-term hire, but this is more likely to suit an experienced day rate contractor who can deliver quickly with minimal oversight.

• Data successfully mirrored between systems
• Working pipelines and templates in place
• Clear foundation for full migration