Senior Data Engineer - Security Cleared

We are currently seeking a Senior Data Engineer to fill a 4-month (initial) contract with our client. The role will involve 2 days per week on-site at any of our client's sites, which are nationwide, however there is a preference for London.

You'll work closely with colleagues across performance, data, digital and portfolio teams to improve how our client collect, structure and use data, and you'll be an advocate for data that drives better decisions and more joined-up leadership across the group.

Skills & experience required

• Strong experience designing, building and maintaining data pipelines using modern, cloud-based tools and practices
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data engineering tasks
• Experience with dbt and a good understanding of data modelling approaches (eg star schema, dimensional modelling)
• Familiarity with Airflow or similar orchestration tools
• Comfortable working with AWS services such as Glue and S3, or equivalent cloud infrastructure
• Experience using version control and CI/CD tools like Git and GitHub Actions
• Confident working independently and taking ownership of problems and solutions
• Comfortable engaging directly with stakeholders, both technical and non-technical, to understand needs, share ideas and shape solutions
• Willingness to work closely with users, gather feedback, and iterate quickly to improve products and data quality
• Adaptable, curious, and open to experimenting with new tools, techniques and ways of working, including AI coding assistants and lean, cross-functional approaches

If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.