26 contract data engineer jobs found

Contract Outside IR35 Senior Data Engineer- Energy Trading - London Up to £600 per day *Only candidates with Power / Gas / LNG / Oil / Ags / Metals commercial experience will be considered* Global Energy Trading company is embarking on a new Digitalisation Program, to transform how data is managed and utilised within the Energy business. The ambition is to deliver next generation of big data infrastructure, develop a range of data-driven, highly automated data pipelines to facilitate and enhance the trading business, as well as optimisation of physical assets. Working together with the Data Team, you will be developing the next generation of Data Infrastructure. Working with data pipelines, data management, and data analysis to help automate and optimise business. The role will require versatility as the individual will be required to work on Python related projects in addition. The role Develop, construct, test and maintain data pipelines...

Contract Outside IR35 Senior Data Engineer/Python/C# Developer - Energy Trading - London Up to £600 per day *Only candidates with Power/Gas/LNG/Oil/Ags/Metals commercial experience will be considered* Global Energy Trading company is embarking on a new Digitalisation Program, to transform how data is managed and utilised within the Energy business. The ambition is to deliver next generation of big data infrastructure, develop a range of data-driven, highly automated data pipelines to facilitate and enhance the trading business, as well as optimisation of physical assets. Working together with the Data Team, you will be developing the next generation of Data Infrastructure. Working with data pipelines, data management, and data analysis to help automate and optimise business. The role will require versatility as the individual will be required to work on Python and/or C# related projects in addition. The role Develop, construct, test and maintain data pipelines...

Senior Data Engineer - Outside IR35 - Contract (Insurance Client) About the role Softwire is seeking an experienced Data Engineer with a strong knowledge of Python (including PySpark) and SQL, and a good understanding of software engineering best practices (including SDLC, CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps) to join an established small team working on delivering a data & analytics platform in Microsoft Fabric for a speciality insurance provider. This is a senior, hands-on role that will require owning and delivering workstreams independently while supporting a junior team member. Key Responsibilities Building new ingestion pipelines in Microsoft Fabric using Python (PySpark) notebooks Modelling data for consumption in Power BI through a dimensional gold warehouse layer and a semantic model Improving platform performance Working across cross-functional areas such as logging, monitoring (with Azure Log Analytics and Fabric) and data governance (within...

Contract Data Engineering Manager - Outside IR35 - £650-£710 per day Role: Contract Data Engineering Manager Determination: Outside IR35 Technologies: Azure / Typical Data Engineering Stack Location: London - 2-3 days per week Duration: 6 months with view to extend Our client, a Private Equity organization are on the lookout for a Contract Data Engineering Manager. This role is pivotal in that this organization is currently undergoing a huge AI & Data Transformation and we need a Contract Data Engineering Manager to come on board and help facilitate delivery as they go through a critical stage. We need this Contract Data Engineering Manager to have good leadership skills and be able to partner alongside the VP Data effectively to support company goals. Whilst not out and out hands on as a Contract Data Engineering Manager, we do require that capability in order to step in and support or indeed challenge where necessary. If this role sounds like...

This role is delivered within secure environments. Candidates must be eligible for UK SC and DV clearance and hold UK Citizenship. Opening: Join the Mission At ByDesign Secure, we believe that world-class security shouldn't be an afterthought—it should be the foundation. We are an independent, outputs-based consultancy dedicated to solving the most complex data assurance challenges in the UK public sector. Currently, we are working on a landmark transformation of a cross-government secure IT system. This is an exciting opportunity to help architect a private cloud environment from the ground up and modernize the end-user services that power national decision-making. We don't believe in ʺbilling by the hourʺ or rigid hierarchies; we are a lean, expert team focused on delivering high-impact technical outcomes. If you are a self-starter who thrives on autonomy and wants to see your engineering or architectural decisions shape the future of sovereign security, we want to talk to...

Data Engineer £60 0-700/day outside IR35 3-month initial contract Remote working - ideally once a month onsite Working with a leading financial services client who are looking for a Data Engineering Consultant. Looking for someone who can act independently and can own end-to-end complex data products - work with stakeholders to understand requirements, engineer and deliver products. Data Engineering Consultant, key responsibilities: Take ownership of end-to-end of complex data products Work cross-functionally with non-technical stakeholders to understand data requirements Expert knowledge of SQL to query, analysis and model data Experience with Snowflake Using DBT for data transforms and modelling Data ingestion using Python Build foundations for business functions to be able to access the correct data and insights Experience working in large development teams Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are...

Lead SRE/Observability Engineering Lead - (Outside IR35 Contract/Remote) Location: Bristol/London HQ - Largely Remote (Occasional Travel) Day Rate: Outside IR35 - £700 p/d Duration: 3-6 months Initial - with intention to extend Payment Terms: Monthly Our client is a FTSE100 Wealth/Asset Management firm seeking to engage a Lead SRE Engineer (Observability SME) to support the implementation and instrumentation of their new Observability solution. This role will be critical in delivering against our Digital OKRs by embedding observability best practices, frameworks, and tooling across digital platforms and engineering teams. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the observability roadmap in alignment with business priorities and digital platform objectives. Champion observability-by-design standards across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Reliability & Performance: Establish and manage SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets to...

Lead SRE / Observability Engineering Lead - (Outside IR35 Contract / Remote) Location: Bristol / London HQ - Largely Remote (Occasional Travel) Day Rate: Outside IR35 - £700 p/d Duration: 3-6 Months Initial - with intention to extend Payment Terms: Monthly Our client is a FTSE100 Wealth/Asset Management firm seeking to engage a Lead SRE Engineer (Observability SME) to support the implementation and instrumentation of their new Observability solution. This role will be critical in delivering against our Digital OKRs by embedding observability best practices, frameworks, and tooling across digital platforms and engineering teams. Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Roadmap: Define and drive the observability roadmap in alignment with business priorities and digital platform objectives. Champion observability-by-design standards across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Reliability...

Data Engineer £60 0-700/day outside IR35 3-month initial contract Remote working - ideally once a month onsite Working with a leading financial services client who are looking for a Data Engineering Consultant. Looking for someone who can act independently and can own end-to-end complex data products - work with stakeholders to understand requirements, engineer and deliver products. Data Engineering Consultant, key responsibilities: Take ownership of end-to-end of complex data products Work cross-functionally with non-technical stakeholders to understand data requirements Expert knowledge of SQL to query, analysis and model data Experience with Snowflake Using DBT for data transforms and modelling Data ingestion using Python Build foundations for business functions to be able to access the correct data and insights Experience working in large development teams...

AI Engineer - LLM & Agentic Systems London - Hybrid. Circa £550 – £650 per day (negotiable DOE) Contract (Outside IR35) Agentic AI / Machine Learning. Company: Our client is a globally established B2B information and professional services business, operating across multiple high-value industry sectors. They have established data science and machine learning engineering teams already delivering in production, and are now expanding their AI capability significantly across the global organisation. This is a role for people who ship. If you've built LLM-powered systems and agentic workflows that are live in production - not demos, not prototypes - and you want to do that at genuine scale, this is worth applying for. What you'll be working on as an AI Engineer - LLM & Agentic Systems: Designing and building AI agents and agentic workflows - combining LLMs, RAG, reasoning, memory and tool orchestration to solve real, complex business...

Lead Backend Software Engineer – Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700–£800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software Engineer to join a high-profile programme building secure, cloud-native data services that will support data-driven research and innovation at national scale. This is a founding engineering role, offering the opportunity to shape the architecture, engineering standards, and core data services from the ground up. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and a small team of senior engineers, you'll establish the technical foundations for a complex federated data platform operating within a highly regulated environment. We're looking for someone who enjoys building from first principles, thrives in ambiguity, and...

Lead Backend Software Engineer – Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700–£800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software Engineer to join a high-profile programme building secure, cloud-native data services that will support data-driven research and innovation at national scale. This is a founding engineering role, offering the opportunity to shape the architecture, engineering standards, and core data services from the ground up. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and a small team of senior engineers, you'll establish the technical foundations for a complex federated data platform operating within a highly regulated environment. We're looking for someone who enjoys building from first principles, thrives in ambiguity, and can balance strategic...

Lead Backend Software Engineer - Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700-£800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software Engineer to join a high-profile programme building secure, cloud-native data services that will support data-driven research and innovation at national scale. This is a founding engineering role, offering the opportunity to shape the architecture, engineering standards, and core data services from the ground up. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and a small team of senior engineers, you'll establish the technical foundations for a complex federated data platform operating within a highly regulated environment. We're looking for someone who enjoys building from first principles, thrives in ambiguity, and can balance...

Lead Backend Software Engineer - Data Services Federated Data Services | Distributed Systems | Apache Spark | DataFusion | Python | Kubernetes Location: London (2 days per week onsite) Rate: £700 - £800 per day (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Overview We 're looking for an experienced Lead Backend Software Engineer to join a high-profile programme building secure, cloud-native data services that will support data-driven research and innovation at national scale. This is a founding engineering role, offering the opportunity to shape the architecture, engineering standards, and core data services from the ground up. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and a small team of senior engineers, you 'll establish the technical foundations for a complex federated data platform operating within a highly regulated environment. We 're looking for someone who enjoys building from first principles, thrives in...

Senior C# Developer - .Net 9, AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS, EventBridge) - OUTSIDE IR35 .NET 8/9 • AWS Lambda/SQS • OUTSIDE IR35 £700–£800/day • 100% Remote (UK) • 11‑months rolling If you’re a deeply senior C# engineer who wants to actually build something new, not maintain legacy, not refactor someone else’s mess, this is one of the few roles in the market worth stopping for. You’ll be the technical spearhead for a greenfield SaaS platform, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering and shaping everything from architecture to AI‑native delivery patterns. This is high‑autonomy, high‑impact work for someone who thrives in ambiguity and loves solving hard problems at pace. Why this role stands out: You set the engineering bar, not follow it. You get to embed agentic AI workflows into real production systems. You own outcomes end‑to‑end, not just “tickets”. You influence product direction without layers of process or ceremony. What You’ll Bring:...

Senior C# Engineer - AI Native & Agentic Engineering, AWS (Lambda, SQS, SNS) .NET 8/9 AWS Lambda/SQS OUTSIDE IR35 £700-£800/day 100% Remote (UK) 11-month rolling If you're a deeply senior C# engineer who wants to actually build something new, not maintain Legacy, not refactor someone else's mess, this is one of the few roles in the market worth stopping for. You'll be the technical spearhead for a greenfield SaaS platform, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering and shaping everything from architecture to AI-native delivery patterns. This is high-autonomy, high-impact work for someone who thrives in ambiguity and loves solving hard problems at pace. Why this role stands out: You set the engineering bar, not follow it. You get to embed agentic AI workflows into real production systems. You own outcomes end-to-end, not just tickets . You influence product direction without layers of process or ceremony. What You'll Bring:...

Agentic AI Engineer – Outside IR35 | Fully Remote | 12-Month Contract | Role: Agentic AI Engineer Location: Fully Remote Contract Length: 12 months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 I'm working with an innovative MedTech organisation at the forefront of AI-driven healthcare solutions. They are looking for a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to join their team on a long-term contract and help scale cutting-edge intelligent systems. Key Responsibilities Design and build agentic AI systems using modern LLM frameworks Develop and deploy Generative AI solutions across production environments Work with structured and unstructured data using Python & PySpark Implement Claude Code / LLM-based workflows for real-time decision-making Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with regulatory requirements Key Skills & Experience Strong experience with Agentic AI architectures...

eDV Cleared Application Support Engineer | £500-£600p/day (Outside IR35) | Gloucestershire (5 days onsite) | Must have active eDV clearance | 6 months (rolling contract) We're looking for an experienced Application Support Engineer with active eDV clearance to join a collaborative onsite team responsible for designing, deploying and supporting infrastructure in a secure environment. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work across physical and virtual infrastructure. This role is fully on site and you must be comfortable with this working arrangement! Key responsibilities: Design, build and maintain resilient physical and virtual infrastructure Monitor system health, performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues Automate infrastructure and operational processes using tools such as Ansible Provide technical consultancy on system integrations using REST APIs, SFTP, webhooks and other interfaces Manage the full life cycle of...

Agentic AI Engineer - Outside IR35 | Fully Remote | 12-Month Contract | Role: Agentic AI Engineer Location: Fully Remote Contract Length: 12 months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 I'm working with an innovative MedTech organisation at the forefront of AI-driven healthcare solutions. They are looking for a highly skilled Agentic AI Engineer to join their team on a long-term contract and help scale cutting-edge intelligent systems. Key Responsibilities Design and build agentic AI systems using modern LLM frameworks Develop and deploy Generative AI solutions across production environments Work with structured and unstructured data using Python & PySpark Implement Claude Code/LLM-based workflows for Real Time decision-making Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing platforms Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and aligned with regulatory requirements Key Skills & Experience Strong experience with Agentic AI...

eDV Cleared Application Support Engineer | £500- £600p/day (Outside IR35) | Gloucestershire (5 days onsite) | Must have active eDV clearance | 6 months (rolling contract) We 're looking for an experienced Application support engineer with active eDV clearance to join a collaborative onsite team responsible for designing, deploying and supporting infrastructure in a secure environment. This is a hands-on engineering role where you 'll work across physical and virtual infrastructure. This role is fully on site and you must be comfortable with this working arrangement! Key responsibilities: Design, build and maintain resilient physical and virtual infrastructure Monitor system health, performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues Automate infrastructure and operational processes using tools such as Ansible Provide technical consultancy on system integrations using REST APIs, SFTP, webhooks and other interfaces...