Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role is for a Data Engineer on a contract basis, focusing on building and scaling QA/testing capabilities across complex ETL pipelines in a modern data environment. The position involves owning the automation strategy, enhancing data reliability, and collaborating with engineering teams on critical reporting and API outputs. The contract duration is between 6 to 12 months, with a hybrid working arrangement based in Stevenage.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building scalable ETL/data validation frameworks using Python & Pytest
- Writing advanced SQL checks for reconciliation, integrity & transformation testing
- Validating Excel/XML outputs using Pandas, OpenPyXL, lxml & xmlschema
- Automating API testing with Postman & Newman
- Integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Working within Databricks and modern cloud-based data environments
- Driving QA standards, mentoring others & improving engineering quality
Key Skills:
- Strong ETL / ELT testing experience
- Advanced SQL & Python automation skills
- Experience across APIs, XML, Excel & data quality validation
- CI/CD knowledge with GitHub Actions
- Exposure to Databricks or similar data platforms
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Stevenage
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Data Engineer | Contract | Hybrid | Stevenage 6-12 month contract | Hybrid working | Excellent day rate
Greenfield opportunity for a hands-on Data Engineer to build and scale QA/testing capability across complex ETL pipelines in a modern data environment. You’ll own the automation strategy, improve data reliability, and work closely with engineering teams delivering business-critical reporting and API outputs.
What you’ll be doing
- Building scalable ETL/data validation frameworks using Python & Pytest
- Writing advanced SQL checks for reconciliation, integrity & transformation testing
- Validating Excel/XML outputs using Pandas, OpenPyXL, lxml & xmlschema
- Automating API testing with Postman & Newman
- Integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Working within Databricks and modern cloud-based data environments
- Driving QA standards, mentoring others & improving engineering quality
What’s needed
- Strong ETL / ELT testing experience
- Advanced SQL & Python automation skills
- Experience across APIs, XML, Excel & data quality validation
- CI/CD knowledge with GitHub Actions
- Exposure to Databricks or similar data platforms
For more information and direct contact with me, please send me an email and call only if required. I will be sure to check responses daily and shortlist the best candidates; if you are shortlisted, you will hear from me.
Robert@gazellegc.com
+44 7506151904