14 urgent contract senior data engineer jobs found

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...

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...

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...

ADDISON PROJECT PLC – Senior Project Engineer, Thornton-Cleveleys Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below. For over 25 years, Addison Project plc has delivered innovative, sustainable engineering solutions across the chemical, pharmaceutical, energy, and food & beverage sectors. As a family‑owned business with UK‑wide coverage, we combine technical excellence with a collaborative, client‑focused approach. Our fully integrated EPCM capability supported by strong CDM and HSSEQ leadership and accredited management systems ensures projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards from concept through to commissioning and start‑up. If you're passionate about engineering and want to join a dynamic, people‑focused consultancy driving progress and sustainability across the UK’s manufacturing and process industries, Addison Project is the place for you. Role: Senior Project Engineer (Contract...

A Group IT function within a well established UK business is restructuring its software engineering team and needs an experienced Development Lead to drive that change. This is a transformation contract, not a maintenance role. You will come in, assess the current team’s structure and capability, then redesign how it works with AI assisted development tooling at the centre. What you will be doing You will take ownership of how this team works, not just what it builds. That means assessing current ways of working, leading the adoption of AI development tools across the team, setting engineering standards, and acting as the bridge between technical delivery and senior business stakeholders. You will still be hands on where needed during the transition, but the main output of this role is team performance, delivery quality and velocity rather than individual coding contribution. What we need from you Strong hands on experience across Angular, .NET, JavaScript / TypeScript,...

Senior Automation Engineer – 6 Month Initial Contract – Leominster – Outside IR35 VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within the education technology sector who are seeking a hands-on Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability. This role is focused on increasing delivery output and improving existing automation capability within a fast-paced product environment. The successful Senior Automation Engineer will work closely with developers, contributing within the C# codebase while reviewing and enhancing current automation frameworks. The Role: Assess and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage Build and enhance automated UI and API tests using C# and Selenium Work closely with developers to embed quality within the development lifecycle Identify gaps in current automation and suggest practical improvements Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven testing Integrate...

Senior Automation Engineer – 6 Month Initial Contract – Leominster – Outside IR35 VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within the education technology sector who are seeking a hands-on Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability. This role is focused on increasing delivery output and improving existing automation capability within a fast-paced product environment. The successful Senior Automation Engineer will work closely with developers, contributing within the C# codebase while reviewing and enhancing current automation frameworks. The Role: Assess and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage Build and enhance automated UI and API tests using C# and Selenium Work closely with developers to embed quality within the development lifecycle Identify gaps in current automation and suggest practical improvements Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and data-driven...

Senior Automation Engineer - 6 Month Initial Contract - Leominster - Outside IR35 VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within the education technology sector who are seeking a hands-on Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability. This role is focused on increasing delivery output and improving existing automation capability within a fast-paced product environment. The successful Senior Automation Engineer will work closely with developers, contributing within the C# codebase while reviewing and enhancing current automation frameworks. The Role: Assess and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage Build and enhance automated UI and API tests using C# and Selenium Work closely with developers to embed quality within the development life cycle Identify gaps in current automation and suggest practical improvements Create and execute SQL queries for Back End validation and data-driven...

Senior Automation Engineer - 6 Month Initial Contract - Leominster - Outside IR35 VIQU are supporting a growing UK-based software provider within the education technology sector who are seeking a hands-on Senior Automation Engineer to strengthen their product engineering capability. This role is focused on increasing delivery output and improving existing automation capability within a fast-paced product environment. The successful Senior Automation Engineer will work closely with developers, contributing within the C# codebase while reviewing and enhancing current automation frameworks. The Role: Assess and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage Build and enhance automated UI and API tests using C# and Selenium Work closely with developers to embed quality within the development lifecycle Identify gaps in current automation and suggest practical improvements Create and execute SQL queries for backend validation and...

Databricks Architect/Consultant 3-Month Contract - Discovery Engagement - £750 per day Outside IR35 A leading international organisation within the building materials and distribution sector is undertaking a strategic modernisation of its data platform and is introducing Databricks as a core capability within its future data architecture. To support this initiative, we are seeking an experienced Databricks Architect/Consultant to deliver a 3-month discovery and architecture engagement working closely with internal Data Engineering teams. The purpose of this engagement is to assess the current data landscape and design the target-state Databricks architecture, alongside a clear and pragmatic migration roadmap. The existing data environment includes Azure Synapse, Informatica, and FOCUS, and the consultant will play a key role in determining how these capabilities evolve as the organisation transitions to a modern lakehouse architecture. This role is discovery and...

Senior AI Engineer | £600/day Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract Industry: Technology / Capital Markets Location: London - 3 days in office Job Type: Contract Our client, a forward-thinking technology organisation, is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join a team building production-grade AI systems powered by large language models (LLMs). You will work closely with software engineers and product stakeholders to design, develop, and deploy scalable AI applications, focusing on multi-agent orchestration, intelligent tool integration, and reliable production workflows. Responsibilities Design and implement LLM-powered AI systems, including RAG pipelines, vector/knowledge databases, and agentic frameworks. Build and maintain production-grade AI applications with clean code, APIs, data pipelines, and robust error handling. Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure and monitor system performance, accuracy, and reliability. Implement feedback loops...

Job Information Date Opened 16/03/2026 Job Type Contract Work Experience 5+ years Industry Public Sector and Government Salary 550–600 outside ir 35 City Staines Province Surrey Country United Kingdom Postal Code TW18 About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a UK national, award-winning SME digital consultancy with over 300 consultants across the UK. We partner with public sector organisations to design and deliver impactful, user-centred digital services that improve millions of lives. We place equal importance on our people, culture, and work–life balance as we do on delivering high-quality services. Collaborative, entrepreneurial, and problem-solving by nature, we build high-performing teams that drive sustainable digital transformation. Overview An AI-enabled transcription platform has been deployed at scale to support the automated transcription and processing of judicial audio recordings. The service is now transitioning...

Senior Telephony Engineer - 12 Months - Outside IR35 We are seeking a Senior Telephony Engineer to support a large-scale programme to retire Legacy PSTN/ISDN services and transition to modern VoIP and SIP-based telephony platforms. The role will provide technical leadership across discovery, architecture design, migration planning, and delivery oversight, ensuring business-critical voice services remain resilient throughout the transition. Key Responsibilities: Estate Discovery & Risk Baseline Conduct discovery of the existing PSTN/ISDN telephony estate including lines, circuits, PBXs, gateways, and dependent services. Identify operational and service continuity risks associated with Legacy telephony infrastructure. Establish a baseline view of the current telephony environment and supporting infrastructure. Future State Architecture Definition Design future-state telephony architecture leveraging SIP trunking and VoIP technologies. Define...

Databricks Architect/Consultant 3-Month Contract - Discovery Engagement - £750 per day Outside IR35 A leading international organisation within the building materials and distribution sector is undertaking a strategic modernisation of its data platform and is introducing Databricks as a core capability within its future data architecture. To support this initiative, we are seeking an experienced Databricks Architect/Consultant to deliver a 3-month discovery and architecture engagement working closely with internal Data Engineering teams. The purpose of this engagement is to assess the current data landscape and design the target-state Databricks architecture, alongside a clear and pragmatic migration roadmap. The existing data environment includes Azure Synapse, Informatica, and FOCUS, and the consultant will play a key role in determining how these capabilities evolve as the organisation transitions to a modern lakehouse architecture. This role is discovery and...