Senior Data Engineer - Contract Role
Posted 2 days ago by La Fosse
£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Data Engineer role is a contract position focused on transforming a client's data platform, specifically through the use of Databricks on Azure. The engineer will be responsible for building and optimizing data pipelines, supporting migration efforts, and collaborating with a team to deliver scalable solutions. The position requires immediate availability and a willingness to work on-site in London one day a week. The contract is initially for six months with a potential for extension based on project needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build data pipelines and workflows on Databricks and Azure.
- Support migration from Synapse to Databricks, enabling Delta capabilities.
- Optimise data architecture for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers.
- Contribute ideas and take ownership of technical solutions.
Key Skills:
- 4-5 years of Databricks experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (essential).
- Proficiency in Azure, SQL, Python, and Spark.
- Experience with data migration and workflow orchestration.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.
Salary (Rate): £550 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Senior Data Engineer – Urgent Contract Role Outside IR35 | £500–£550/day | London (1 day a week onsite ideally) | Initial 6 months | ASAP start
We have an urgent Senior Data Engineer contract opportunity to join a client undergoing a major data platform transformation. The team recently migrated to Databricks on Azure and is driving improvements across data architecture, pipelines, and workflows, with exciting plans for 2026 . You’ll take ownership of building and optimising Databricks-based pipelines, supporting migration from Azure Synapse, and collaborating across a strong engineering team to deliver scalable solutions. You must be available within the next 2 weeks and ideally willing to go into a London office 1 day per week.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build data pipelines and workflows on Databricks and Azure.
- Support migration from Synapse to Databricks , enabling Delta capabilities.
- Optimise data architecture for performance and scalability.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior engineers.
- Contribute ideas and take ownership of technical solutions.
Ideal Candidate
- Must have 4-5 years of Databricks experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (essential).
- Proficiency in Azure, SQL, Python, and Spark.
- Experience with data migration and workflow orchestration.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and collaborative mindset.
Tech Stack
- Databricks
- Azure
- SQL / Python / Spark
- Synapse
If you are interested, please apply below!