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Aug 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at La Fosse, Liverpool, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. 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, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. 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...
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Aug 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at La Fosse Associates, Liverpool L21 1LA, £500 - £550 a day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Seaforth, Liverpool L21 1LA, UK
Join a high-impact team transforming data infrastructure with cutting-edge Databricks technology in Liverpool. Salary: £500 - 550 per day Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 Months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. 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, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. 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...
Outside Spy
Aug 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at La Fosse Associates Limited, Liverpool, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Senior Data Engineer Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500-550/day | Liverpool (3 days on-site) | Hybrid | Initial 6 months We have a new Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity with client of ours based in Liverpool with 3 days required per week on-site. 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, and offers an initial 6-month contract with an immediate start and strong potential for extension. 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 troubleshoot performance issues....
Outside Spy
Aug 04, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at Few&Far, London Area, £550–£675 per day
£550–675 per day
Outside Spy London Area, United Kingdom
🚨 Senior Data Engineer | Outside IR35 | £550–£675/day | Central London I'm currently partnering with a global organisation undergoing a major transformation of its data platform and engineering capability. They're looking to bring in an experienced Senior Data Engineer to help define engineering standards, improve platform performance and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade data solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing team where you'll have a real influence over architecture, engineering best practices and the future direction of the data platform. 📍 The Opportunity Senior Data Engineer Outside IR35 £550–£650 per day (depending on experience) 6-month initial contract ASAP Start Central London – 1-2 days onsite per week What You'll Be Doing As a Senior Data Engineer you'll be responsible for designing, building and optimising modern cloud-based data platforms while helping establish engineering standards across the...
Outside Spy
Aug 04, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Engineer & AI Expert at Korn Ferry, London, 6 Months, £600-£750 per day
£600 - £750 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Data/AI Engineer (Databricks) - Outside of IR35Contract We're taking an AI decision-support product from proof-of-concept to full production on Databricks and need a hands-on engineer to build, run and own it. It analyses data across ~1,000 sites, uses an LLM (Anthropic Claude) to generate per-site recommendations, and includes a conversational agent that lets managers question their own data. Delivery role, not advisory - you'll fill our gap in Databricks engineering, LLM pipelines and agent development, and build the capability in-house. Initial 6 Month Contract (Ext) & Remote Working What you'll do Build ingestion pipelines (PySpark) into a governed medallion layer in Unity Catalog. Productionise the LLM pipeline - run Claude across the estate on a schedule, with retries and validation gates. Build and tune the conversational agent - grounding, guardrails, benchmarking. Own evaluation (prompt versioning, MLflow) and CI/CD across dev/UAT/prod. Essential...
Outside Spy
Aug 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Engineer at Synergize Consulting, United Kingdom, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy United Kingdom
Contract Data Engineer / Developer Remote working U.K (Some travel maybe needed to sites in the 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 are seeking an experienced SC/NPPV3 cleared Data Engineer / Developer on a short term initial contract to support the delivery of innovative data solutions within a secure policing environment. This is an opportunity to work on projects that transform and integrate complex intelligence and forensic datasets, helping to improve operational capabilities through automation and modern data engineering practices. Essential Skills & Experience Experience within UK policing, law enforcement, government or national security environments. Understanding of digital forensic data handling and processing. Experience developing IES-to-SCREENING conversion solutions. Knowledge of SCREENING artefacts or policing...
Outside Spy
Aug 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data & Reporting Engineer - Outside IR35 - SC Cleared at Reed, London, £610 per day,
Outside Spy London, UK
A public sector organisation is seeking a Senior Data & Reporting Engineer to join via a Consultancy to support a major cloud-based data programme focused on occupancy analytics and smart building technologies. You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing and optimising data pipelines, reporting datasets and analytical solutions that transform complex operational data into trusted business insights. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary Agile team, you will help evolve a sophisticated AWS-hosted platform that ingests data from WiFi, IoT sensors and other property technology systems. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data engineering, analytics engineering and reporting expertise to deliver high-quality data products that inform strategic and operational decision-making. This is an initial contract until May 2027 with potential to be extended, it is one day per week in the office in Central London with a daily rate of £610...
Outside Spy
Aug 05, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (AI, Data, Manufacturing) — Contract to Perm at DATABILITY 360 INSIGHT LTD, Nottingham, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Senior Full-Stack Engineer (AI, Data, Manufacturing) — Contract to Perm Fully Remote (UK) · Outside IR35 · Long-term role About Us We're a UK consultancy with 10 years of experience building software for manufacturers. We turn fragmented systems, reports and data into AI-ready context that helps businesses make better decisions. We do this through bespoke client work and through ViewOps , the AI platform we're building from a decade of operational know-how. We're a small, hungry team hiring our next core engineer. The role starts as a contract and is intended to convert to permanent, with long-term upside as we grow the team that takes ViewOps to the next level. What makes this different If you prefer practical engineering over corporate process, this role will suit you well. We build systems that solve genuine operational problems, and the work has immediate impact across live manufacturing environments. Fully remote, minimal admin, minimal meetings. We...
Outside Spy
Aug 05, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Migration Engineer - SAP at Lorien, City of London, 6 Months, £410 per day
£410 per day
Outside Spy City of London, UK
Senior Data Migration Engineer - SAP London Based - Onsite 1 day per week, mostly remote after the first month 6 month contract Outside of IR35 £410.00 We are seeking experienced Data Migration Analysts to support a large-scale global transformation programme that is replacing core ERP and Middle Office platforms across a substantial multi-site UK operation. Data migration is critical to the success of the programme, and you'll play a key role in preparing high-quality data for pilot go-live and subsequent deployment phases. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-profile transformation initiative and take ownership of hands-on data migration activities, enabling operational teams to focus on subject matter expertise and business validation. What You'll Be Doing As a Data Migration Analyst, you'll be responsible for executing the end-to-end data preparation process across multiple data domains, ensuring data is mapped, cleansed and ready for migration....
Outside Spy
Jul 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior Data Quality Engineer (Outside IR35) at Sanderson Recruitment, Multiple Locations, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy United Kingdom
Senior Data Quality Engineer £500-525 per day Outside IR35 Initial contract to December 2026 Hybrid (London) Leading Financial Services business is looking to bring in a Senior Data Quality Engineer to join its Finance Data & Reporting Product Team. This is a hands-on contract focused on data quality, testing, reconciliation and automation across a modern cloud data platform. Working across the full data lifecycle, you will validate finance data from source systems through to Snowflake, dbt and Power BI, while enhancing an existing data quality framework and driving improvements in test automation and quality engineering practices. Key Responsibilities Design and execute end-to-end data quality, validation and reconciliation testing. Validate data across source systems, Snowflake, dbt transformations and Power BI reporting. Enhance and extend the existing dbt Core testing framework. Build automated data quality, regression and reconciliation checks....
Outside Spy
Jul 29, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Data Quality Engineer (Outside IR35) at Sanderson Recruitment Plc, London, 6 Months, £500-£525 per day
£500 - £525 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Quality Engineer £500-525 per day | Outside IR35 | Initial contract to December 2026| Hybrid (London) Leading Financial Services business is looking to bring in a Senior Data Quality Engineer to join its Finance Data & Reporting Product Team. This is a hands-on contract focused on data quality, testing, reconciliation and automation across a modern cloud data platform. Working across the full data life cycle, you will validate finance data from source systems through to Snowflake, dbt and Power BI, while enhancing an existing data quality framework and driving improvements in test automation and quality engineering practices. Key Responsibilities Design and execute end-to-end data quality, validation and reconciliation testing. Validate data across source systems, Snowflake, dbt transformations and Power BI reporting. Enhance and extend the existing dbt Core testing framework. Build automated data quality, regression and reconciliation checks....
Outside Spy
Aug 07, 2026
Duration not stated
IC Data Engineer at Xcede, London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) Outside IR35 Location: London (Hybrid 2 days per week on-site, mandatory ) Contract: Initial 6 months with strong likelihood of extension IR35: Outside IR35 We're working with an established, data-driven business looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a small, high-impact data team click apply for full job details
Outside Spy
Aug 06, 2026
Duration not stated
Databricks Data Engineer (Contract) at Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment, London, £500-£550 per day
£500 - £550 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Azure | Databricks | SQL | Outside IR35 | Hybrid THE COMPANY We 're partnering with a global mining organisation that is investing heavily in the evolution of its enterprise data platform. Following significant growth and a wider transformation programme, they 're looking to bring in an experienced Senior Data Engineer to strengthen the technical capability of the team and support the delivery of several high-profile data initiatives. This is a business that places real value on engineering best practice and is looking for someone who can provide immediate technical expertise, influence engineering standards through delivery and help solve complex data engineering challenges across the organisation. THE ROLE This is a hands-on Senior Data Engineering contract where you 'll operate as a senior individual contributor within a highly collaborative team. Rather than leading people, you 'll lead technically, owning complex engineering problems, partnering with...
Outside Spy
Aug 04, 2026
Duration not stated
IC Data Engineer at Xcede, Multiple Locations, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy United Kingdom
Senior Data Engineer (Contract) – Outside IR35 Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days per week on-site, mandatory ) Contract: Initial 6 months with strong likelihood of extension IR35: Outside IR35 We're working with an established, data-driven business looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a small, high-impact data team. This is an opportunity for a hands-on technical specialist to take ownership of a critical data platform, improving existing infrastructure while building scalable foundations for the future. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data engineering challenges, has strong opinions on best practice, and is comfortable working independently while partnering closely with business stakeholders. What you'll be doing Design, build and optimise end-to-end data pipelines into Google BigQuery Integrate data from CRM and digital marketing platforms, including HubSpot, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Microsoft Ads and LinkedIn Ads Improve the...
Outside Spy
Aug 03, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer - South West England - 6 months - £500pd Outside IR35 - Local Authority at Allen Lane Ltd., London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy London, UK
Data Engineer - South West England - 6 months - £500pd Outside IR35 - Local Authority - A major public sector organisation in the South West of England is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to lead the design, build and operation of enterprise data platforms, data pipelines and analytical data products. Working within a modern Digital, Data & Technology function, you will be responsible for engineering scalable, secure and reliable data solutions that enable trusted reporting, analytics and operational decision-making. You will work alongside architects, analysts, service teams and stakeholders to deliver robust data platforms whilst driving engineering standards, automation and continuous improvement across the organisation's data estate. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a significant data transformation programme and help shape the future of the organisation's data engineering capability. - Key Responsibilities: Data Platform & Pipeline...
Outside Spy
Jul 29, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer at IntaPeople, Roath, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Roath, Cardiff, UK
Data Engineer | Hybrid | South Wales | 3 months initially | Outside IR35 IntaPeople are excited to be appointed to recruit an experienced Data Engineer for a team that needs additional project resource for an interim period of time. You will be joining a small data team in this area of the business which will work with external partners to build out the organisations data capability offering. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure data pipelines and platform that enable them to make data -driven decisions. You’ll work closely with the ‘Head of Data Engineering’ to grow out this data function with the recruitment of further data engineering colleagues. You’ll be exposed to a wide range of projects that include internal and external suppliers. Essential Skills Proven experience as a Data Engineer Experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Apache Spark, following modern ETL/ELT principles....
Outside Spy
Jul 28, 2026
Duration not stated
Data Engineer at IO Associates, Guildford, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy Guildford, UK
We are scaling a major data transformation programme and hiring multiple Data Engineers at both senior and mid-level. The team is building a modern Azure-based data platform and needs contractors who can deliver high-quality, production-ready engineering at pace. Project Overview You will work across Databricks, Azure and Genie to build pipelines, optimise workflows and contribute to a best-practice engineering environment. The programme moves quickly, and you will have autonomy to deliver meaningful impact from day one. Responsibilities Designing and building Databricks pipelines for batch and streaming workloads Implementing medallion architecture using Delta Lake Engineering solutions across Azure Data Lake, ADF, Functions, DevOps and Key Vault Orchestrating workflows using Genie Writing clean, testable, production-ready code Working closely with product and data teams to deliver efficiently Senior Data Engineer Requirements Deep...
Outside Spy
Aug 07, 2026
Duration not stated
Senior C# Engineer – .NET 9, AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS – Outside IR35 at Smart Sourcer Limited, City of London, £Contract Rate
Outside Spy City of London, London, UK
Senior C# Engineer – .NET 8/9, AWS Lambda, SQS, SNS – OUTSIDE IR35 £700–£800/day • 100% Remote • 11-month rolling contract Takeaway: Lead the architecture and build of a greenfield SaaS platform as a deeply senior, hands-on C# engineer, with heavy emphasis on deep .NET engineering , high-performance distributed systems , and real-world AWS serverless delivery . You’ll also have the opportunity to develop hands-on skills with Claude Code , one of the most advanced AI-assisted development tools in the industry. Role Overview: You’ll operate as the technical spearhead for a greenfield product build, reporting to the Director of Engineering. Expect deep backend engineering, distributed system design, and high-quality serverless delivery, plus the chance to adopt modern AI-assisted development practices as part of your workflow. What You’ll Bring: Senior/Staff-level backend mastery in C# and .NET 8/9 , with the ability to architect and lead...
Outside Spy
Aug 07, 2026
6 Months or more
QA Test Engineer at Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd, Remote work, 26 Weeks, £350-£400 per day
£350 - £400 per day
Outside Spy Remote (Remote work , UK)
Role: QA Test Engineer Location: Fully Remote (UK Based) Type: Contract (Outside IR35) Duration: Initial 6 months Security Clearance: SC Clearance preferred, or eligible to obtain SC Clearance About the Role We are seeking two highly experienced Senior QA Engineers to play a pivotal role in a major new programme delivering complex, data-intensive systems . This is an opportunity to take ownership of quality across the full software life cycle, ensuring robust testing, data validation, and formal acceptance processes are Embedded from the outset. The successful candidate will work within a highly autonomous engineering team, helping to define quality standards, test strategies, and automated frameworks while validating large-scale data processing and streaming solutions. This role goes beyond traditional software testing and requires an individual who can take ownership of quality assurance, challenge assumptions, and build the evidence needed to support...
Outside Spy
Aug 07, 2026
6 Months or more
Senior Software Engineer - Pricing & Availability (Node/React/.Net) at ARC IT Recruitment, London, 6 Months, £400 per day
£400 per day
Outside Spy London, UK
Senior Software Engineer - Pricing & Availability (Node/React/.Net) We're supporting a high-traffic global travel and E-commerce platform in its search for a Senior Software Engineer to strengthen its pricing and availability systems. This is a hands-on contract role focused on improving the performance, reliability and scalability of a complex transactional platform processing millions of customer searches across multiple international markets. What you'll be working on: Building and improving pricing, quote-caching and availability services Designing resilient APIs and integration patterns Tackling latency, performance and infrastructure cost challenges Managing the trade-off between pricing freshness and cache efficiency Improving observability through monitoring, tracing and meaningful metrics Working alongside teams responsible for third-party integrations and booking systems Using AI coding tools as part of your day-to-day engineering workflow What...
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