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Mar 30, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Reading, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Reading, Berkshire, UK
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) Hybrid - London/Reading A data engineer is required to deliver insight-ready datasets and support advanced analytics across a cloud-based environment. The role focuses on building scalable pipelines, refining complex data sources, and enabling analysts and data scientists with high-quality, well-structured data. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimise data pipelines for analytics and modelling. Cleanse, transform, and analyse large datasets using Python/R . Maintain SQL-driven processing workflows in the cloud. Perform EDA to identify trends, anomalies, and data issues. Collaborate with BI teams to deliver reliable analytical datasets. Skills & Experience Strong SQL and data wrangling. Proficient in Python or R. Experience with large, complex datasets and Power BI. AWS experience preferred: Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Redshift, Step Functions . Advantageous: statistics/ML exposure and telecom-style data environments....
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Mar 23, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Reading, 6 Months, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Reading, Berkshire, UK
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) Hybrid - London/Reading A data engineer is required to deliver insight ready datasets and support advanced analytics across a cloud based environment. The role focuses on building scalable pipelines, refining complex data sources, and enabling analysts and data scientists with high quality, well structured data. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimise data pipelines for analytics and modelling. Cleanse, transform, and analyse large datasets using Python/R . Maintain SQL driven processing workflows in the cloud. Perform EDA to identify trends, anomalies, and data issues. Collaborate with BI teams to deliver reliable analytical datasets. Skills & Experience Strong SQL and data wrangling. Proficient in Python or R. Experience with large, complex datasets and Power BI. AWS experience preferred: Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Redshift, Step Functions . Advantageous: statistics/ML exposure and telecom style data...
Outside Spy
Mar 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Reading, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Reading, UK
Senior Data Engineer - Analytics (Contract) Hybrid - London/Reading A data engineer is required to deliver insight-ready datasets and support advanced analytics across a cloud-based environment. The role focuses on building scalable pipelines, refining complex data sources, and enabling analysts and data scientists with high-quality, well-structured data. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimise data pipelines for analytics and modelling. Cleanse, transform, and analyse large datasets using Python/R . Maintain SQL-driven processing workflows in the cloud. Perform EDA to identify trends, anomalies, and data issues. Collaborate with BI teams to deliver reliable analytical datasets. Skills & Experience Strong SQL and data wrangling. Proficient in Python or R. Experience with large, complex datasets and Power BI. AWS experience preferred: Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Redshift, Step Functions . Advantageous:...
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Mar 31, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at X4 Technology, London Area, £400-£450 per day
£400 - £450 per day
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Job Title: Senior Data Engineer Day Rate: £400-450/day (Outside IR35) Location: 3 days per week on-site in either London or Birmingham Contract Length: 6 months Senior Data Engineer - Role & Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data models within Microsoft Fabric, supporting enterprise analytics and reporting needs. Lead the migration from Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric using a Medallion architecture approach, while ensuring stability of existing Azure and SQL Server environments. Integrate internal systems and third-party data sources into the Fabric platform using APIs and robust data integration patterns. Develop, optimise, and automate ETL workflows, ensuring high standards for data quality, validation, and performance. Deliver and govern Power BI dashboards and reports, while mentoring and upskilling business users to build a self-service analytics capability. Senior Data Engineer - Required Experience...
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Mar 30, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake & dbt) at Arthur, London, 6 Months, £600-£700 per day
£600 - £700 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake & dbt) A London-based insurer is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help design, build, and scale its modern data platform. You'll play a key role in transforming raw data into reliable, well-structured datasets that power analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the business. Key Responsibilities of the Senior Data Engineer: Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ELT workflows Build and optimize data models using dbt to support analytics and business intelligence Manage and enhance our Snowflake data warehouse environment Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance across pipelines Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to understand data needs Implement testing, monitoring, and documentation for data systems Contribute to data architecture decisions and best practices Essential skills of the Senior Data Engineer: Strong experience with Snowflake (data...
Outside Spy
Mar 27, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer - Fabric at Fuse Limited, London, 6 Months, £475-£500 per day
£475 - £500 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Engineer - Fabric London Hybrid - Outside IR35 We're hiring on behalf of our business we've partnered with for over 8 years, supporting them in building and scaling high-performing technology and data teams. They are now seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer with strong Microsoft Fabric and Power BI expertise to play a key role in delivering enterprise-scale data solutions. This position will be instrumental in supporting a major global ERP transformation programme , ensuring high-quality reporting, robust data pipelines and scalable data warehouse architecture are in place to drive accurate stakeholder insight and business decision-making across international operations. Key Responsibilities Implement data migration strategies using Microsoft Fabric for reporting and stakeholder consumption Design and build data pipelines using Fabric Pipelines, Azure Data Factory, Notebooks and SSIS Model data from multiple sources into structured outputs...
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Mar 23, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer – Analytics (Contract) at Opus Recruitment Solutions, London, £500 to £550 per Day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Engineer – Analytics (Contract) Hybrid – London/Reading A data engineer is required to deliver insight‑ready datasets and support advanced analytics across a cloud‑based environment. The role focuses on building scalable pipelines, refining complex data sources, and enabling analysts and data scientists with high‑quality, well‑structured data. Key Responsibilities Develop and optimise data pipelines for analytics and modelling. Cleanse, transform, and analyse large datasets using Python/R . Maintain SQL‑driven processing workflows in the cloud. Perform EDA to identify trends, anomalies, and data issues. Collaborate with BI teams to deliver reliable analytical datasets. Skills & Experience Strong SQL and data wrangling. Proficient in Python or R. Experience with large, complex datasets and Power BI. AWS experience preferred: Glue, S3, Athena, Lambda, Redshift, Step Functions . Advantageous: statistics/ML exposure and telecom‑style data...
Outside Spy
Mar 23, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer/Data Platform Engineer (Databricks) at Primus Connect Ltd, London, 6 Months, £550-£650 per day
£550 - £650 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Engineer/Data Platform Engineer (Databricks) Contract | Outside IR35 Remote (UK) £550-£650 per day (DOE) 6 months We're partnering with a forward-thinking Data & AI consultancy that is helping to scale a Databricks Lakehouse platform. They are looking for a Senior Data Engineer/Data Platform Engineer who can operate across both Data Engineering & Platform Engineering. This is an end-to-end hands-on role. What You'll Be Doing: Designing and building end-to-end data pipelines using Databricks (PySpark/SQL/Delta Lake) Developing and managing robust, scalable Lakehouse architectures Implementing Delta Live Tables (DLT) for reliable, testable, production-grade pipelines Optimising performance using: Working with Unity Catalog to implement Centralised governance Leveraging Databricks Workflows/Jobs for orchestration Building CI/CD pipelines for data & platform deployments (Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps etc.) Enabling Real Time and...
Outside Spy
Mar 25, 2026
6 Months or more
GCP Senior Data Engineer at TechShack, Central London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Central London, UK
Senior Data Engineer (GCP) - Outside IR35 - Hybrid 2/3 days onsite London - 3 year B2B contract I'm working with a client looking for a Senior GCP Data Engineer to help build and scale a modern data platform across GCP and Azure.  Role: Design and build scalable data pipelines (batch & streaming) Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Airflow Deliver cloud data solutions across GCP & Azure Contribute to architecture and engineering best practices Key Skills: 5-6+ years Data Engineering experience 3-5 years with GCP Strong Python & SQL Experience with BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Airflow/dbt Modern data platform/lakehouse experience Desirable: Multi-cloud (GCP & Azure) Kafka/Event Hub BI tools (Power BI/Tableau) Cloud certifications Senior Data Engineer (GCP) - Outside IR35 - Hybrid 2/3 days onsite London - 3 year B2B contract
Outside Spy
Mar 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer - Contract Role at La Fosse Associates Limited, Milton Keynes, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Milton Keynes | Hybrid | Initial 5 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with a global leading client with offices in Milton Keynes. You'll join a high-impact team focused on rebuilding and optimising data pipelines into a Databricks Lakehouse environment, enabling clean, scalable, and high-quality data delivery for analytics and reporting. This is outside IR35, requires 1 day per week on-site, and offers an initial 5-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension on a greenfield project. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise data pipelines using ELT/ETL best practices. Migrate and transform data into a Databricks Lakehouse architecture. Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability for analytics and reporting. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver robust solutions aligned with business needs. Support production environments and...
Outside Spy
Mar 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Urgent | Contract Senior Data Engineer - Azure + Databricks + Snowflake at Opus Recruitment Solutions, Milton Keynes, £500 to £550 per Day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Azure Data Engineer (Snowflake, Databricks, Dbt)  I'm urgently looking to speak with Senior Contractors bringing significant experience in Databricks + Snowflake, coupled with proven Azure-Databricks project expertise.  You must have valid right to work status in the UK to be considered for this opportunity.  Skills & Experience: - Proven Snowflake & Databricks, hands-on experience  - Significant expertise in Azure-Databricks, with demonstratable, hands-on leadership in Azure-heavy projects - Excellent stakeholder management, able to hit ground running and work closely with senior stakeholders - DBT experience - nice to have  Please note: This role requires someone who can operate autonomously from day one, with strong delivery focus in fast‑paced, enterprise-scale data environments. Reason for role:  Urgent interim replacement  Rate : £500-550 p/d | Outside IR35  Start date : End of March  Working Patterns:  Remote first, 1 week in Milton...
Outside Spy
Mar 25, 2026
6 Months or more
Urgent | Contract Senior Data Engineer - Azure + Databricks + Snowflake at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Milton Keynes, 6 Months, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Azure Data Engineer (Snowflake, Databricks, Dbt) I'm urgently looking to speak with Senior Contractors bringing significant experience in Databricks + Snowflake, coupled with proven Azure-Databricks project expertise. You must have valid right to work status in the UK to be considered for this opportunity. Skills & Experience: - Proven Snowflake & Databricks, hands-on experience - Significant expertise in Azure-Databricks, with demonstratable, hands-on leadership in Azure-heavy projects - Excellent stakeholder management, able to hit ground running and work closely with senior stakeholders - DBT experience - nice to have Please note: This role requires someone who can operate autonomously from day one, with strong delivery focus in fast paced, enterprise-scale data environments. Reason for role: Urgent interim replacement Rate : £500-550 p/d | Outside IR35 Start date : End of March Working Patterns: Remote first, 1 week in Milton...
Outside Spy
Mar 25, 2026
Duration not stated
Urgent | Contract Senior Data Engineer - Azure + Databricks + Snowflake at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Milton Keynes, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Milton Keynes, UK
Senior Azure Data Engineer (Snowflake, Databricks, Dbt) I 'm urgently looking to speak with Senior Contractors bringing significant experience in Databricks + Snowflake, coupled with proven Azure-Databricks project expertise. You must have valid right to work status in the UK to be considered for this opportunity. Skills & Experience: - Proven Snowflake & Databricks, hands-on experience - Significant expertise in Azure-Databricks, with demonstratable, hands-on leadership in Azure-heavy projects - Excellent stakeholder management, able to hit ground running and work closely with senior stakeholders - DBT experience - nice to have Please note: This role requires someone who can operate autonomously from day one, with strong delivery focus in fast-paced, enterprise-scale data environments. Reason for role: Urgent interim replacement Rate : £500-550 p/d | Outside IR35 Start date : End of March Working Patterns: Remote...
Outside Spy
Apr 01, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer - outside IR35 - 6 months £400 per day - Birmingham at TrinIT Group, Birmingham, 6 Months, £400 per day
£400 per day
Outside Spy Birmingham, UK
TrinIT Talent are looking for a Senior Data Engineer for an Azure native data team the role will be 3 days a week onsite in Birmingham working outside of IR35 on a 6 month contract. Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Power BI Data Integration and ETL designing, building and implementing data pipelines, data models and analytic solutions in Microsoft Fabric. migration from azure synapse to Fabric (using Medallion architecture approach) whilst maintaining existing SQL server, Azure data lake and Azure Synapse analytics environment in production. integrate multiple external 3rd party systems and data sources as well as internal systems into Fabric Data Platform. Integrating using APIs is necessary. ETL development - skilled in designing, building and optimising ETL workflows with best practices for data transformation, validation and loading. Automating upstream and downstream workflows using Power Automate and Power Apps. Data Analytics and...
Outside Spy
Apr 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at Harrington Starr, London Area, £400–£500 per day
£400–500 per day
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Databricks Lead Engineer – Contract 📍 Central London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) 💰 £400–£500 p/day (Outside IR35) 📆 6‑month rolling Overview Hands-on Databricks Lead Engineer needed to drive a major data platform re‑engineering programme, migrating complex, high‑volume datasets to a scalable Delta Lake architecture. Key Responsibilities Lead design + implementation of Delta Lake architecture Model and partition large, high-cardinality datasets Build metadata, compaction, and versioning strategies Migrate legacy platforms to Delta / Iceberg formats Support diverse downstream data delivery use cases Define backup/recovery processes (1‑day RTO target) Act as technical lead while staying hands-on Essential Skills Strong Databricks + Delta Lake + Unity Catalog Delta UniForm & Apache Iceberg experience AWS (S3, Lake Formation) Linux development Modern engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, Git) Strong autonomy + problem‑solving Desirable...
Outside Spy
Apr 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Software/Data Engineer (Contract) at Softwire, London Area, £500-£585 per day
£500 - £585 per day
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Senior Software Developer / Data Engineer - (Contract Outside IR35) In brief We’re looking for well-rounded software developers with experience in data engineering, with a proven ability to tackle complex data challenges, make an excellent impression on clients, and have a high impact on the output of your entire team. We provide a supportive environment with a strong focus on individual career progression, where you will have both the mentorship and project opportunities you need to develop your technical skills. You’ll work in a team alongside other talented developers and data engineers, supported by a Technical Lead. Projects span a range of sizes and multiple sectors and technologies. The role Experience and qualifications You have 4+ years’ experience and a breadth & depth of technical knowledge & expertise, particularly in data engineering, and can solve technical challenges across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure. You have...
Outside Spy
Apr 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior GCP Data Engineer (Outside IR35 | Contract) at Casamentero Consulting LLP, London Area, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
We are hiring a Senior GCP Data Engineer to design and build scalable, high-performance data platforms on Google Cloud for a leading banking/financial services client. This role involves working on large-scale data systems, building both batch and real-time pipelines, and delivering enterprise-grade data solutions. Key Responsibilities Design and build batch & real-time data pipelines on GCP Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Spanner Develop real-time streaming solutions (Kafka / Apache Beam) Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Deploy workloads on Kubernetes (GKE) Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / Spinnaker) Collaborate on data modelling and architecture Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Required Skills 6+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering 3+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Strong expertise in: BigQuery Dataflow / Apache Beam...
Outside Spy
Apr 01, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior/Principal Data Consultant - Data Engineer (MS Fabric) at Intuita, London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London, UK
All our office locations considered: Newbury, Reading, London, Liverpool, Glasgow (UK); xc5 xa0ibenik, Croatia (considered) We 're on the hunt for builders . No, we 've not ventured into construction in our quest to conquer the world, rather a designer and builder of systems for all things data related where we are conquering the Data World. We can offer an interesting insight into projects spanning a variety of sectors, which may include industries such as telecoms, insurance, finance and mortgages. ? First and foremost we seek strong Consultants; so if you are ready to explore our dynamic team where you can truly act as an expert in your field in support of our clients and their challenges in the world of data and technology, read on! The Team We 're Intuita - a fast growing consultancy that 's making waves in both the consultancy and technology space. With our ambitious goals for the year ahead and beyond, we are looking for talented individuals...
Outside Spy
Mar 26, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior GCP Data Engineer (Outside IR35 | Contract) at Casamentero Consulting LLP, London Area, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
We are hiring a Senior GCP Data Engineer to design and build scalable, high-performance data platforms on Google Cloud for a leading banking/financial services client. This role involves working on large-scale data systems, building both batch and real-time pipelines, and delivering enterprise-grade data solutions. Key Responsibilities Design and build batch & real-time data pipelines on GCP Work with BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Spanner Develop real-time streaming solutions (Kafka / Apache Beam) Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform Deploy workloads on Kubernetes (GKE) Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / Spinnaker) Collaborate on data modelling and architecture Ensure systems are secure, scalable, and cost-optimized Required Skills 6+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering 3+ years of hands-on experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Strong expertise in: BigQuery Dataflow / Apache Beam Kafka...
Outside Spy
Mar 27, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer at Hanson Lee, London Area, £575 per day
£575 per day
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
Contract Data Engineer / 6 month duration / Outside IR35 / £575 per day / London Market Insurance / We are partnered closely with a London Market Insurance Syndicate, recruiting for a Contract Data Engineer. As Data Engineer you will be responsible for the build / development / enhancement and support the Data ecosystem (Data Platform, Datawarehouse), including but not restricted to Syndicate Data Hub. The Senior Data Engineer will promote good data hygiene across the Syndicate and wider group. Key duties and responsibilities Build / enhance / deliver / support the Data ecosystem, including but not restricted to Syndicate Data Hub: Develop data pipelines leveraging ELT / ETL techniques to ingest, transform and display data following state-of-the-art-approach and internal standards (testing, reconciling and documenting changes is a key part of this role) Design and propose changes to the group data model (with specific focus on Syndicate) Support data scheduled...
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