Senior ETL / Data Lake Engineer, Data Engineering | FinOps, Data Transformation | Contract £500-600 per day - Outside IR35 | Hybrid – London | 9-months Contract
Posted 2 weeks ago by Owen Thomas | Pending B Corp™ on Linkedin
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior ETL / Data Lake Engineer will play a crucial role in a major digital transformation project for a FinTech company, focusing on building a modern data lake and developing pipelines for data ingestion and transformation. This contract position offers a competitive daily rate and requires expertise in high-scale data environments, particularly within FinTech or SaaS contexts. The role is hybrid, requiring some presence in London, and is expected to last for nine months. Candidates should be proficient in tools like Airflow and AWS, and capable of writing production-grade code in Python or SQL.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain data pipelines and ingestion flows for a modern data lake.
- Utilize tools such as Airflow, Airbyte, and Fivetran for data engineering tasks.
- Work with AWS S3, Athena, and Delta Lake/Lakehouse architectures.
- Handle both batch and streaming data, with experience in Kafka, Kinesis, or Flink being a plus.
- Ensure data quality and throughput in pipeline scaling.
- Write production-grade code in Python, SQL, or similar languages.
Key Skills:
- Experience in high-scale data environments.
- Deep understanding of relational and NoSQL databases.
- Proficiency in Python or Scala for data ingestion and transformation.
- Prior experience in FinTech, SaaS, or consulting environments preferred.
- Ability to work with batch and streaming data technologies.
Salary (Rate): 600
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT