Data Engineer / QA - Pharma Domain

Data Engineer / QA - Pharma Domain

Posted 5 days ago by Gazelle Global

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

Detailed Description From Employer:

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