£550 - £600 per day
Outside Spy
Watford, UK
Lead Data Engineer (Azure Synapse) - Watford - £550-£600/day - Outside IR35Global organisation in Watford is seeking a hands-on Lead Data Engineer to review and modernise their data engineering practice. You'll consolidate pipelines, implement best practices, and lead a small team - while remaining actively involved in delivery.3-month contract with a strong chance of extension.What you'll do: Build and optimise Azure Synapse pipelines and integrations Apply Lakehouse / ADLS Gen2 patterns and medallion architecture Lead and mentor engineers while delivering hands-on Ensure secure, scalable, production-ready engineering Coding across SQL, Python, CI/CD, DevOps You'll need: Experience in data engineering, including strong expertise in Azure Synapse Experience stabilising/modernising live platforms Strong SQL, Python, performance tuning, and security focus Exposure to multiple source systems (Finance, CRM, ERP) Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite), competitive rate, outside...