Skills

SQL Data Engineering Microsoft 365 DevOps Analytics and Reporting Architecture Data Architecture power bi Azure AWS Analytics GCP supply chain management Terraform Infrastructure as Code

Job Specifications

Contract Data Engineer

Greenfield Data Platform

Outside IR35 | £550-£600 per day

Initial 6 months | Start ASAP

Location: Hybrid Manchester (1-2 days per week)

Overview

You will be working with a supply chain management consultancy building a greenfield data platform from the ground up. Data preparation is currently manual, and spreadsheet driven posing clear delivery risks and scalability limitations. The new platform will manage ingestion of customer data, standardisation, and allow for processing and analytics outputs.

The organisation is now establishing its target data architecture internally. This Engineer will work alongside the architect to define the core data model, and build robust, scalable pipelines and data assets that operationalise that architecture.

This is a hands-on Data Engineering role with a strong emphasis on implementation quality, performance, and reliability in a greenfield environment.

Key Responsibilities

Build and optimise data ingestion pipelines for varied client data sources including APIs, file uploads, batch feeds, streaming, and CDC
Implement data models and transformations in line with defined architectural and modelling standards
Engineer scalable ETL pipelines handling very large data volumes
Work closely with architect to translate logical designs into production ready solutions
Develop and maintain data quality, validation, and enrichment processes
Support AI and ML driven use cases for data identification, categorisation, and enrichment
Ensure data pipelines align with GDPR and ISO requirements
Contribute to infrastructure as code practices alongside platform and DevOps teams
Support downstream analytics and reporting use cases including Power BI

Environment

Fully greenfield data estate
Cloud agnostic architecture with early AWS prototyping
Highly variable third party client data
Microsoft 365 for internal operations
Power BI used in a consultant driven delivery model

Required Experience

Strong Senior Data Engineering experience on modern data platforms
Proven delivery on greenfield or early stage data environments
Hands on experience building scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines
Strong SQL and data transformation capability
Cloud data engineering experience across AWS, Azure, or GCP
Familiarity with infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform
Comfortable working autonomously while collaborating closely with architecture and product stakeholders
Pragmatic, delivery focused mindset with strong attention to data quality and performance

About the Company

At SPG we are a community motivated by the belief that tech can create real change. From our technology transformation team to our software architects, we know what a switched-on employee looks like and believe in building great teams. That’s why SPG Resourcing was formed. Working closely with our clients on large transformation projects over several years has seen us build out their technology teams across a variety of sectors including Financial Services, Public Sector, Health and Property Management. Our inside knowledg... Know more

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