3 contract data engineer jobs found

AI Engineer – Contract Location: Manchester – occasional onsite (maximum 1–2 days every 2 weeks) Rate: £650–£725 per day, depending on experience IR35: Outside IR35 Duration: Initial contract Start: ASAP – ideally by next Monday Working pattern: Initially 3 days per week We're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join an exciting project delivering complex AI solutions. This is an urgent requirement for someone who can start immediately and has a strong combination of Databricks, Machine Learning and modern Agentic AI experience . Key Skills & Experience Strong hands-on Databricks experience Proven experience working with MLflow Strong understanding and practical experience of Agentic AI / AI Agents 3–5+ years' experience delivering complex AI and Machine Learning solutions Strong software engineering and problem-solving skills Experience taking AI/ML solutions from development through to production Comfortable working with modern AI/ML...

Lead Fabric Data Engineer Outside IR35 Location: Cheshire (Hybrid - 2 days per week on-site) Duration: 7-8 months Lead Fabric Data Engineer contract required to accelerate the migration of priority on-premises SQL Server data workloads into Microsoft Fabric, establish a secure and well-governed platform, and build reusable foundations for reporting, analytics, and commercial data Our client requires an experienced, hands-on Lead Fabric Data Engineer /Architect contractor to work alongside their Central Data Team and external delivery partners. This role is strictly deliverable-focused, combining migration, engineering, governance, and knowledge transfer. The successful contractor will replace Legacy patterns with scalable Fabric and dbt-based solutions, rather than simply performing a "lift and shift" of existing processes Scope of Work & Key Deliverables Workload Assessment: Evaluate databases, stored procedures, SSIS/ETL processes, file feeds, reports, and...

Data Programme Manager - Contract - Outside IR35 £700-750 per day | 6 months initially, likely 12 | Manchester or London (occasional office) | ASAP start A regulated financial services business is building a new central data function and needs a Data Programme Manager to lead it from day one. The programme will bring data from multiple operating platforms into one central capability. You 'll lead the delivery and stand up the team around it: a Data Architect, three Data Engineers, a QA Lead, Data Analysts, three Data Stewards and Data Quality. The team works across the UK, so you 'll need to lead a distributed group well. What they need A track record of delivering data programmes in financial services or another regulated environment Experience leading data migrations or large-scale data ingestion and consolidation Experience mobilising a new team or function, including setting up governance, cadence and delivery structure Someone who can get up...