Data Engineer - Contractor

Data Engineer - Contractor

Posted Today by Aura Talent

£575 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom

Summary: The Data Engineer (Contract) role focuses on supporting the development and optimization of a company's data platform, with a strong emphasis on Airbyte for data ingestion and pipeline orchestration. The contractor will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, integrating data sources, and improving data infrastructure. Proven hands-on experience with Airbyte is essential for success in this position. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders to ensure efficient data flows and the monitoring of existing data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ingestion workflows
  • Integrate multiple data sources into the company’s data platform
  • Work with stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient data flows
  • Monitor, maintain, and improve existing data infrastructure
  • Use Airbyte extensively to manage data ingestion and pipeline workflows

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience in data engineering and modern data platforms
  • Hands-on experience with Airbyte is essential
  • Experience building and maintaining ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Comfortable working with cloud data environments and modern data tooling
  • Experience integrating multiple data sources and APIs

Salary (Rate): £575/day

City: London Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Data Engineer (Contract) – Airbyte Experience Essential

We’re working with a company looking for a Data Engineer contractor to support the development and optimisation of their data platform. This role will involve working across a range of core data engineering activities, including building and maintaining pipelines, integrating data sources, and improving data infrastructure. A key requirement for this role is strong hands-on experience with Airbyte . The team relies heavily on Airbyte for data ingestion and pipeline orchestration, so candidates must have proven experience implementing, managing, and scaling Airbyte pipelines in production environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain scalable data pipelines and ingestion workflows
  • Integrate multiple data sources into the company’s data platform
  • Work with stakeholders to ensure reliable and efficient data flows
  • Monitor, maintain, and improve existing data infrastructure
  • Use Airbyte extensively to manage data ingestion and pipeline workflows

Requirements

  • Strong experience in data engineering and modern data platforms
  • Hands-on experience with Airbyte is essential
  • Experience building and maintaining ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Comfortable working with cloud data environments and modern data tooling
  • Experience integrating multiple data sources and APIs

Practical Details

  • Outside IR35
  • 2 days onsite per week (can be discussed)
  • Up to £575/day
  • 6 months