Senior Data Engineer

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Job Specifications

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer (Contract)

Salary Range: £500–£550 per day (Outside IR35)

Location / Working model: London | Hybrid (3 days on-site)

Join a forward-thinking data environment where innovation meets scale. You’ll take ownership of designing and delivering high-performing data pipelines that enable smarter decisions across the organization. This contract offers autonomy, modern tools, and a platform to make real impact, ideal for a seasoned engineer who enjoys solving end-to-end challenges in the cloud.

The Senior Data Engineer (Contract) will architect, build, and maintain robust data solutions within a Google Cloud Platform ecosystem.

Role Highlights

– Design and deliver scalable ETL and ELT pipelines using SQL and Python

– Build and optimize data architectures in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

– Partner with analysts, product owners, and developers to ensure reliable data delivery

– Champion best practices for governance, lineage, and performance

– Enhance data observability and automate key workflows for efficiency

You Will Need

– Advanced hands-on experience with SQL, Python, and core GCP tools (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Composer or similar)

– Proven background in full-lifecycle data engineering and automation

– Strong understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code for data systems

– Experience with both batch and streaming data

– Excellent communication and problem-solving skills in agile environments

Why You’ll Love It

– Outside IR35, £500–£550 per day

– Hybrid working: 3 days per week in central London

– Access to a cutting-edge GCP environment

– Real ownership over technical design and delivery

– Inclusive, collaborative culture that values technical excellence

About the Company

Retelligence is an AI / Data led recruitment business that implements the most modern AI tools into each stage of its process. This allows us to create an efficient process for our clients and in turn, help them to reduce their time to hire. Through AI-driven automation, we streamline administrative tasks, allowing our team to focus more on strategic and personalized interactions. Know more

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