91 contract data engineer jobs found

About the job Contract Data Engineer Duration - 6 months Outside IR35 - Competitive Market Rate Fully Remote Fruition Group are representing a boutique technology consultancy who are specialist at delivering cutting edge solutions for public and private sector clients. They're known as the 'Knights in Shining Armour'. Join a high-impact healthcare digital transformation programme , where you'll build scalable AWS data pipelines and infrastructure supporting a critical healthcare digital platform. You'll work with modern cloud technologies in a secure, complex environment, contributing to a project with genuine real-world impact across the health service. Key Skills/Tech experience required: AWS Python SQL Athena, Glue Aurora, Palantir, Foundry We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

About the job Contract Data Engineer Duration - 6 months Outside IR35 - Competitive Market Rate Fully Remote Fruition Group are representing a boutique technology consultancy who are specialist at delivering cutting edge solutions for public and private sector clients. They're known as the "Knights in Shining Armour". Join a high-impact healthcare digital transformation programme , where you'll build scalable AWS data pipelines and infrastructure supporting a critical healthcare digital platform. You'll work with modern cloud technologies in a secure, complex environment, contributing to a project with genuine real-world impact across the health service. Key Skills/Tech experience required: AWS Python SQL Athena, Glue Aurora, Palantir, Foundry We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

Remote working U.K *SC and NPPV3 clearance essential* Outside IR35 *Please do NOT apply if you do not hold SC/NPPV3 clearance, these are non negotiables* We're looking for a Data Engineer/Developer to join a specialist team delivering innovative data solutions within the law enforcement and digital investigations space. This role centres on transforming complex investigative and forensic datasets into structured intelligence, developing automated data processing workflows, and supporting the integration of policing data standards into modern analytical platforms. You'll work with large volumes of digital evidence and intelligence data, designing robust transformation pipelines and automation that enable investigators and analysts to derive value from complex information quickly and accurately. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in digital forensics, eDiscovery, law enforcement data, or data engineering who enjoys solving complex...

Opus have partnered with a global FinTech company who're undergoing a large transformation to move their existing data platform from BigQuery to Snowflake. - Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35) - Start Date: September 2026 - Length : 6 months - Working pattern : Fully-remote Key Requirements: Strong Snowflake experience (ideally 2+ years) Experience with data platform migrations, particularly into Snowflake Building data pipelines, lineage frameworks, dynamic tables and semantic views Strong SQL and Python skills Experience with dbt (or similar tools such as Dataform) Exposure to Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit applications is highly desirable Agile environment experience The role: Deliver a large-scale BigQuery to Snowflake migration Support conversational analytics and data-driven decision making across the business Work closely with multiple departments and stakeholders Operate in a fast-paced, agile environment with quick turnaround times...

Opus have partnered with a global FinTech company who 're undergoing a large transformation to move their existing data platform from BigQuery to Snowflake. - Rate: £450 per day (Outside IR35) - Start Date: September 2026 - Length : 6 months - Working pattern : Fully-remote Key Requirements: Strong Snowflake experience (ideally 2+ years) Experience with data platform migrations, particularly into Snowflake Building data pipelines, lineage frameworks, dynamic tables and semantic views Strong SQL and Python skills Experience with dbt (or similar tools such as Dataform) Exposure to Snowflake Cortex and Streamlit applications is highly desirable Agile environment experience The role: Deliver a large-scale BigQuery to Snowflake migration Support conversational analytics and data-driven decision making across the business Work closely with multiple departments and stakeholders Operate in a...

Senior Data Engineer - Contract - Python/ Azure/ airflow/ TypeScript/ APIs Outside IR35 | £600–£800/day | 6 months initially | August/September start Senior contract Data Engineers for an initial 6-month contract, helping scale the data layer behind a global investment platform. The project is about turning that fragmented data into a clean, scalable and reliable data layer. Data engineer deliverables: Build and evolve data ingestion pipelines from multiple external data sources Design scalable data models across complex investment data Build APIs and product-facing data services Solve reconciliation and data-quality problems at scale Develop lakehouse and streaming capabilities Improve reliability, observability and performance Develop AI-driven approaches to ingestion, processing and reconciliation Technology environment: Core: TypeScript, Python, SQL, Azure Data engineering: Azure Data Lake, Airflow, Delta, lakehouse architecture,...

Data Engineer: Contract | Up to £400/day outside IR35 | Hybrid, London | 6 months initial A major consumer goods business is seeking a contract Data Engineer. The programme is consolidating a fragmented estate and standardising how things are done across the group. It's early days, the team is lean and the structure is still being shaped. As a Data Engineer, you'd be building and maintaining the pipelines that take data from disparate Legacy systems across the group and get it into a shared, reliable platform, working closely with senior engineers on the wider platform direction. There's a genuine green field element here, with real support from more senior members of the team as patterns and standards continue to be established. As a contract Data Engineer you'll be competent in: Building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines across cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) Working with modern data stack tooling such as dbt, Airflow, Databricks or Snowflake Supporting the...

Contract Data Engineer - Snowflake to Fabric Migration - Outside IR35 Not another maintain what's there contract. A Manchester business is migrating a live, client-facing analytics platform off Snowflake and onto Microsoft Fabric - and they need someone who's actually done a migration before, not just read about Fabric. Exact contract duration tbc, but expected to be between 6-9 months (you'll know for sure after the initial scoping phase). This is a hybrid position, once a week in Manchester What you'll be doing Starting with a proper scoping phase - the first month is about uncovering the real shape of the work, and contract length will follow from what you find Owning the migration approach - schema mapping, reconciliation, cutover planning Working with Fabric's Lakehouse/OneLake setup, not just theorising about it Handling API-based ingestion where native connectors don't cut it Making real architecture calls, largely unsupervised Working...

Contract Data Engineer - Snowflake to Fabric Migration - Outside IR35 Not another "maintain what's there" contract. A Manchester business is migrating a live, client-facing analytics platform off Snowflake and onto Microsoft Fabric - and they need someone who's actually done a migration before, not just read about Fabric. Exact contract duration tbc, but expected to be between 6-9 months (you'll know for sure after the initial scoping phase).  This is a hybrid position, once a week in Manchester What you'll be doing Starting with a proper scoping phase - the first month is about uncovering the real shape of the work, and contract length will follow from what you find Owning the migration approach - schema mapping, reconciliation, cutover planning Working with Fabric's Lakehouse/OneLake setup, not just theorising about it Handling API-based ingestion where native connectors don't cut it Making real architecture calls, largely unsupervised...

Senior Data Engineer London | Flexible, hybrid working pattern | Outside IR35 | 12-month engagement We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer to shape modern data platforms, solve complex engineering challenges, and deliver data solutions that create business value. You'll join an organisation investing heavily in its data capabilities, working alongside architects, analysts, data scientists, and engineering teams to build production-grade data platforms supporting analytics, AI, and operational decision-making. Why Join? Work on large-scale data and cloud transformation initiatives Influence architecture, engineering standards, and platform strategy Deliver solutions with measurable business impact Join a collaborative team of experienced data professionals Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable data products and pipelines Own solutions from requirements gathering through to deployment and monitoring Develop cloud-native data platforms using...

Senior Data Engineer Outside IR35 Contract 6 Months 1 Day pw in London £550 - 700pd Harvey Nash are working with a global mining company, who are looking to bolster their team with an experienced Senior Data Engineer on a contract basis. The role requires 1 day pw in London - Goodge St station 1 min walk away. Essential experience: SQL - Query optimisation, indexing strategy, performance diagnosis Azure - Data Factory, Databricks, DevOps Spark, Synapse, PowerBI Stakeholder Management Individual contributor, standard setter, strong communicator Contract Details: 6 Months - extensions possible Outside IR35 £550 - 700pd Hybrid - 1 day pw in London (near Goodge St Station) ASAP Start If you're interested in this position, please apply now.

Contract Databricks Data Engineer (x2) Location: Primarily Remote (Occasional travel to Worthing, including first day) Contract Length: 6 months Rate: £400 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 The Opportunity We're supporting a major organisation that has invested heavily in a modern Databricks-powered data platform, transforming the way data is delivered across the business and enhancing the digital services available to its customers. The business has developed a sophisticated customer-facing portal that leverages high-quality, accessible data to improve user experiences and provide customers with greater visibility and control over their financial journeys. As demand for data services continues to grow, they are looking to bring in two Databricks Data Engineers to support the ongoing evolution and day-to-day operation of the platform. This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who enjoy working within established cloud data environments, contributing across data...

Contract Databricks Data Engineer Role - Remote - £400/pd Please note - this is an Outside IR35 contract role which will require occasional visits to offices in the South of England. To be eligible for this role you must be based in the UK with the unrestricted right to work in the UK. We 're partnering with a well-established financial services organisation that is seeking an experienced Databricks Data Engineer to join their growing data team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a predominantly remote role, with occasional visits to the client 's offices in the South of England. Candidates should be available to attend the office on their first day and subsequently as required for key meetings and collaboration sessions. The Role Working within a highly collaborative data environment, you 'll play a key role in supporting the organisation 's Decision Science Team, ensuring they have access to high-quality, reliable data to drive...

Senior SC Cleared Data Engineer - Azure Databricks Location: Remote Contract: 6 months Rate: £425 - £475 per day, Outside IR35 iO Associates are looking for an experienced SC Cleared Data Engineer with strong Azure Databricks expertise to join a Central Government team responsible for designing & developing high-volume datasets click apply for full job details

Data Platform Engineer - 6 Month Contract (Outside IR35) - £375/400 Per Day I'm working with a leading organisation looking to hire a Data Platform Engineer on a 6 month contract, working Outside IR35. The role requires someone with a blend of skills across Data using MS Fabric, alongside some Platform/DevOps skills within Terraform and GitHub etc click apply for full job details

Contract Data Engineer - Snowflake to Fabric Migration - Outside IR35 Not another "maintain what's there" contract. A Manchester business is migrating a live, client-facing analytics platform off Snowflake and onto Microsoft Fabric - and they need someone who's actually done a migration before, not just read about Fabric. Exact contract duration tbc, but expected to be between 6-9 months.  This is a hybrid position, once a week in Manchester What you'll be doing Starting with a proper scoping phase - the first month is about uncovering the real shape of the work, and contract length will follow from what you find Owning the migration approach - schema mapping, reconciliation, cutover planning Working with Fabric's Lakehouse/OneLake setup, not just theorising about it Handling API-based ingestion where native connectors don't cut it Making real architecture calls, largely unsupervised Working alongside two junior engineers - some mentoring as you go, and a...

Forward Deployed AI Engineer London, 2 Days On Site Part time - 3 days Per Week 12 Months Long Outside IR35 £450 - £550 Per Day The Company They are a specialist investment-focused organisation with a portfolio of businesses across multiple sectors. They are actively exploring how AI can enhance operations, improve workflows, and unlock efficiencies across their portfolio. With a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture, they are looking for an experienced contractor who can influence strategy while remaining hands-on with delivery. The Role and Deliverables Assess existing business processes and identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and optimisation. Design and build AI solutions using technologies such as LLMs, agents and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Create practical roadmaps for AI adoption, including prioritised implementation plans. Engage with business stakeholders to communicate opportunities, risks and...

Real-Time Data Engineer £600-£650pd outside IR35 Initially for 6 months Location: Hybrid/ London A leading organisation is seeking a Real-Time Data Engineer to join a major data transformation programme focused on building next-generation streaming and event-driven data platforms. This role focuses on designing and delivering cloud-native, real-time data pipelines, moving operational data from source systems into enterprise data platforms. This is not a traditional Snowflake, dbt, or batch ETL role. We're looking for an engineer with strong experience in streaming technologies, event-driven architecture, and distributed data systems. The Role Design and build real-time data pipelines using Apache Flink , Apache Kafka , and AWS Kinesis Develop scalable event-driven and streaming solutions Integrate data from source systems including Oracle, MySQL, and Sybase Build data processing, transformation, enrichment, and quality capabilities Deliver low-latency...

Senior Data Engineer London | Fleixble, hybrid working pattern | Outside IR35 | 12 month engagement We're looking for a Senior Data Engineer who understands that great data engineering is about building reliable, scalable data products, not simply moving data from A to B. This is an opportunity to shape modern data platforms, solve complex engineering challenges, and deliver data solutions that create genuine business value. You'll join an organisation investing heavily in its data capabilities, working alongside architects, analysts, data scientists, and engineering teams to build robust, production-grade data platforms that support analytics, AI, and operational decision-making. Why join Work on large-scale data and cloud transformation initiatives Influence architecture, engineering standards, and platform strategy Deliver solutions that have measurable business impact Join a collaborative team of experienced data professionals...

Data Engineer – Python | GCP | KAFKA | SC Clearance - £600 OUTSIDE IR35 - Remote I’m looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a greenfield technology programme building a highly scalable data platform supporting advanced AI capabilities and maritime surveillance across the North Atlantic . You’ll join a highly autonomous engineering team taking an existing proven prototype through to a production-grade platform , ingesting and processing large volumes of complex, real-world data. 💷 Up to £600 per day, Outside IR35 💻 FULLY REMOTE 📈 Initial 6 months - scope for extension / perm ‼️ SC clearance required for this role - UK APPLICANTS ONLY The role: Design and productionise scalable, high-throughput distributed data pipelines Onboard and normalise diverse data sources into consistent, queryable schemas Build the core data foundations used by AI/ML models and agents Develop a knowledge layer allowing AI agents to read and write data...