Senior Snowflake Data Engineer

Senior Snowflake Data Engineer

Posted 4 days ago by IO Associates

£600 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London, UK

Summary: The role of Senior Snowflake Data Engineer involves building and optimizing scalable Snowflake pipelines within a healthcare/pharma context. The position requires deep expertise in Snowflake, Python, and dbt, and offers a long-term contract with potential for extension. The role is hybrid, requiring two days on-site in London, and is classified as outside IR35. Candidates should have experience in regulated environments and be effective communicators.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Building & optimizing scalable Snowflake pipelines
  • Data modelling, quality, lineage & observability
  • Python + dbt engineering in a modern cloud environment
  • Collaborating with architects & product teams
  • Driving best practice across the data platform

Key Skills:

  • Strong Snowflake engineering background
  • Comfortable owning end-to-end pipeline delivery
  • Experience in regulated environments (pharma/healthcare a bonus)
  • Clear communicator who can influence technical direction

Salary (Rate): £600 per day

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Data Engineer - Snowflake/DBT/Python/SQL

  • Healthcare/Pharma Industry
  • £550-£600 per day - Outside IR35
  • London (Hybrid - 2 days onsite)
  • 12 months + extension likely

We're supporting a leading organisation building out a modern, cloud-native data platform and looking for multiple Senior Data Engineer with deep Snowflake expertise to join on a long-term contract.

What you'll work on

  • Building & optimising scalable Snowflake pipelines
  • Data modelling, quality, lineage & observability
  • Python + dbt engineering in a modern cloud environment
  • Collaborating with architects & product teams
  • Driving best practice across the data platform

Tech stack

Snowflake, SQL, Python, dbt, AWS (or Azure/GCP), CI/CD, Airflow/Prefect/Dagster, Fivetran/Matillion

Ideal profile

  • Strong Snowflake engineering background
  • Comfortable owning end-to-end pipeline delivery
  • Experience in regulated environments (pharma/healthcare a bonus)
  • Clear communicator who can influence technical direction

If you're a Data Engineer looking to apply your expertise in a purpose-driven pharmaceutical environment, we'd love to speak with you.

Please email me with your CV and the best number to get you on and I will be in touch.

UK-based candidates with the right to work in the UK only.