Senior Data Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Burns Sheehan
£100 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Data Engineer role involves working with a leading Reinsurance company to develop and maintain data engineering infrastructure for reporting and analytics. The position requires collaboration with technology and business stakeholders to design and implement data pipelines and transformation workflows. The engineer will also focus on improving existing systems and practices within the Divisional Data Team. This contract position emphasizes both technical delivery and team development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing and implementing scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows
- Building and maintaining a modern cloud data warehouse environment
- Working with stakeholders to translate functional requirements into robust technical designs
- Driving code quality through peer reviews, testing, and best practice standards
- Identifying and implementing improvements to existing systems and processes
Key Skills:
- Strong, proven experience as a Data Engineer in a commercial setting
- Solid SQL skills and hands-on experience with Snowflake
- Clear working knowledge of dbt for data transformation
- Experience with at least one ETL/ELT tool (e.g. Matillion, Fivetran, Glue, Informatica)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms — AWS and/or Azure DevOps
- Understanding of data modelling, orchestration, and data curation principles
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control
- Strong communication skills — able to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Salary (Rate): £100.00/hr
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Senior Data Engineer — Contract | Financial Services | £500 - £600 per day -Snowflake/ DBT/AWS
We're partnering with a leading Reinsurance company to find a Senior Data Engineer for a contract engagement within their Divisional Data Team. You'll play a central role in shaping and delivering the data engineering infrastructure that powers reporting and analytics across the business.
The Role
You'll work closely with technology and business stakeholders, owning the end-to-end design, implementation, and support of data pipelines and transformation workflows. Reporting into senior data engineering leadership, working on both hands-on technical delivery and the ability to help the team mature its practices.
What You'll Be Doing
- Designing and implementing scalable data pipelines and transformation workflows
- Building and maintaining a modern cloud data warehouse environment
- Working with stakeholders to translate functional requirements into robust technical designs
- Driving code quality through peer reviews, testing, and best practice standards
- Identifying and implementing improvements to existing systems and processes
What We're Looking For
- Strong, proven experience as a Data Engineer in a commercial setting
- Solid SQL skills and hands-on experience with Snowflake
- Clear working knowledge of dbt for data transformation
- Experience with at least one ETL/ELT tool (e.g. Matillion, Fivetran, Glue, Informatica)
- Familiarity with cloud platforms — AWS and/or Azure DevOps
- Understanding of data modelling, orchestration, and data curation principles
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control
- Strong communication skills — able to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders
If of interest feel free to apply below!