Hybrid
Senior Data Engineer - £700/day Inside - 4 Months + Ext
London
£550.00 - £700.00 per day
Contract
Role: Senior Data Engineer Rate: £700 per day inside IR35 Duration: 4 months + Ext Location: National - London travel required (hybrid) Clearance: Active SC clearance requiredAre you a Senior Data Engineer with experience in modern, cloud-native data platforms and a drive to shape performance-led digital delivery? We are hiring on behalf of a central government programme undergoing a transformative journey to enhance data-driven decision-making at scale.The Opportunity - Senior Data Engineer The Senior Data Engineer will join a multi-disciplinary team working to redefine how performance is measured and managed across a large, national directorate. The team has already delivered an MVP dashboard using Amazon QuickSight, now in active use and is moving into an exciting rebuild phase with a fully automated, code-first approach.This is more than a dashboard project - it's a strategic initiative to improve organisational health, leadership alignment, and delivery effectiveness through better data foundations. The Senior Data Engineer play a key role in transforming manual pipelines into scalable, automated solutions within a modern analytics platform, while embedding AI-native tools and working in lean, product-focused ways.Key Responsibilities - Senior Data EngineerRebuild and optimise existing data pipelines, reducing manual effort and improving reliabilityLead on structuring data to align with performance, delivery, and leadership metricsWork with cloud-native tooling (AWS, dbt, Airflow) to build scalable data infrastructureCollaborate with digital, performance, and portfolio teams to drive cross-functional deliveryChampion data quality, completeness, and usability at every stage of the data lifecycleSupport experimentation with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT to enhance deliverySkills & Experience - Senior Data EngineerStrong hands-on experience building and maintaining automated data pipelinesAdvanced proficiency in Python and SQLExperience with dbt and strong understanding of data modelling (e.g., star schema)Proficient with orchestration tools such as AirflowComfortable working with AWS services (Glue, S3, etc.) or similar cloud platformsExperience with Git, GitHub Actions and CI/CD workflowsConfident engaging stakeholders to shape technical solutions around real-world needsComfortable iterating based on user feedback and operating in agile, product-oriented teamsOpen to using AI tooling and agile delivery methodologies to enhance engineering outcomesThis is a unique chance to contribute to a high-impact public sector transformation, where your work will directly influence strategic leadership and operational performance. If you thrive in environments where data is central to decision-making and innovation is encouraged, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to discuss this role in more detail.