Senior Data Engineer at La Fosse, London, £525 - 550 per day

Join a growing data function focused on modernising cloud infrastructure and delivering scalable data solutions across the business.

Salary: £525 - 550 per day
Senior Data Engineer (Contract)

Outside IR35 | £525-550/day | London (Hybrid) | Initial 3 Months

We're working with a client who is looking to bring in an experienced Senior Data Engineer to support the evolution of their cloud data platform.

You'll be joining a growing data function focused on improving engineering standards, modernising data infrastructure, and delivering scalable data solutions across the business. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys building robust data platforms, implementing best practices, and driving technical improvements within a cloud environment.

This is an initial 3-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build and optimise data pipelines using modern Data Engineering best practices
• Develop scalable, reusable and well-documented data solutions
• Support the evolution of cloud-based data infrastructure and tooling
• Implement engineering standards across data platforms, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code
• Work closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data products
• Contribute to platform improvements, performance optimisation and overall data platform maturity

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven experience working as a Senior Data Engineer within cloud-first environments
• Strong background delivering platform improvements, migrations or modernisation projects
• Experience designing robust, scalable and maintainable data pipelines
• Comfortable influencing engineering best practice and mentoring less experienced engineers
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience working in a regulated environment

Required Tech Stack:

• Python
• DBT
• Snowflake
• Airflow
• Azure
• Terraform

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Kubernetes / AKS
• Infrastructure and platform modernisation projects
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps practices

Take the next step in your data engineering career with a role that offers technical challenges, professional growth, and the opportunity to shape modern data infrastructure.

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