Snowflake Data Engineer (Contract)

Snowflake Data Engineer (Contract)

Posted 2 days ago by Harnham

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£480 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London, England, United Kingdom
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Azure DevOps Back End (Software Engineering) Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Data Warehousing DevOps Financial Analytics Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Git (Version Control System) Investments Management Microsoft Azure Microsoft Power Automate/Flow Python (Programming Language) Snowflake (Data Warehouse) SQL (Programming Language) Stakeholder Management Terraform Workflows

Summary: The role of Contract Data Engineer involves leading the development of a greenfield Snowflake data warehouse for a prominent infrastructure investment firm. This position requires collaboration with senior stakeholders and the existing Lead Data Engineer to evolve the back-end data stack in alignment with business needs and modern engineering standards. The role offers a unique opportunity to take ownership of a significant transformation project from its inception. The position is hybrid, based in London, and is outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Lead Data Engineer in driving development of the back-end stack.
  • Own key elements of the Snowflake data warehouse build (greenfield project).
  • Work closely with a consultant architect to implement a scalable, secure data platform.
  • Engage with senior business stakeholders including COO, CFO, and Head of FP&A.
  • Design robust ingestion pipelines, transformation logic, and QA frameworks.
  • Potentially manage and mentor a junior engineer over time.
  • Document architecture and development workflows.

Key Skills:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and Python.
  • Version control and collaboration using Git.
  • Proven background in data modelling and architecture design.
  • Experience with Azure services (e.g., App registration, Storage Accounts) is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Terraform (especially Snowflake provider), DBT, Power Automate, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or others).
  • Experience working on greenfield builds.
  • Asset management experience.

Salary (Rate): £480.00/daily

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Contract Data Engineer £450-£480/day Outside IR35 6 Months Hybrid (London) A leading infrastructure investment firm is embarking on a complete rebuild of its data platform, starting with a greenfield Snowflake data warehouse, hosted in Azure. Backed by C-Suite sponsorship, this is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a major transformation project at its foundation. This role will support the existing Lead Data Engineer to ensure the back-end data stack continues to evolve in line with business needs, architectural best practices, and modern engineering standards.

THE ROLE: As Data Engineer, you will:

  • Support the Lead Data Engineer in driving development of the back-end stack.
  • Own key elements of the Snowflake data warehouse build (greenfield project).
  • Work closely with a consultant architect to implement a scalable, secure data platform.
  • Engage with senior business stakeholders including COO, CFO, and Head of FP&A.
  • Design robust ingestion pipelines, transformation logic, and QA frameworks.
  • Potentially manage and mentor a junior engineer over time.
  • Document architecture and development workflows.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: You'll need:

  • Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and Python.
  • Version control and collaboration using Git.
  • Proven background in data modelling and architecture design.

Nice to have:

  • Experience with Azure services (e.g., App registration, Storage Accounts).
  • Familiarity with Terraform (especially Snowflake provider), DBT, Power Automate, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or others).
  • Experience working on greenfield builds.
  • Asset management experience.
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