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Data Engineer (Platform)

Data Engineer (Platform)

Remote

Manchester, United kingdom

Freelance

09-03-2026

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Skills

Slack Jira CI/CD Scrum apache git power bi AWS Agile Analytics Hadoop Spark CI/CD Pipelines E-commerce

Job Specifications

Data Engineer (Platform)
3-Month Contract
Hybrid - 2 days per week in Manchester
£80 - £100 per hour - Inside IR35 (based on a 37.5-hour working week)
A global technology business is seeking a Data Engineer to support their Platform Engineering team on a short-term contract. This team is responsible for maintaining and evolving a large-scale data platform that powers analytics across a particular area within the organisation's E-commerce website.
The platform is built on Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) on AWS, supporting critical analytics workloads and data services. You will work closely with other engineers to ensure the platform remains secure, stable and performant while supporting internal stakeholders.
This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone comfortable working in production environments, troubleshooting issues and supporting ongoing platform improvements.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with engineers within the platform team to support customer, security and compliance requirements
Diagnose and resolve production issues across the data platform
Perform upgrades, patching and routine platform maintenance
Respond quickly and clearly to requests from internal users and team members
Contribute to Agile ceremonies, technical discussions and ongoing platform improvements
Required Skills & Experience
Experience working with Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) on AWS, or strong Hadoop administration experience on similar platforms
Solid AWS administration experience
Strong experience with one or more of the following:
Apache Ranger
Impala
Spark
Airflow
AWS CDK
Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum) using tools such as Jira and Slack
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git
Nice to Have
Experience with Power BI

About the Company

Digital Skills is a digital agency and consultancy based in the UK We work with Global Brands, Niche Technologies, Technical Disruptors, Consultancies and Government organisations. Our mission is to deliver the most diverse pool of Digital Specialists, Leaders, Analysts, Marketeers and Technologists, proving market leading CX and Delivering excellent projects. Why work with us?: We take a fully Inclusive, ‘end-to-end’ approach to the process of delivering Digital Projects, Outcomes and Experiences. We have our eye on ... Know more