Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) | Contract | £700 Inside IR35 | 2 days onsite

An independent finance consultancy is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to help build their Databricks lakehouse. A solid technical vision is already in place, this isn't a role for defining strategy from scratch, it's a role for getting stuck into the build.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain data pipelines in Databricks, covering ingestion, transformation and modelling
• Implement medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold) and manage governance through Unity Catalog
• Deploy everything as code, infrastructure-as-code principles throughout, no manual UI configuration
• Build data quality and reconciliation frameworks to ensure trusted, reliable reporting
• Support dashboards and reporting output for internal financial and business use

What they're looking for

• Strong, current, hands-on Databricks experience, PySpark , Delta Lake , Unity Catalog
• Comfortable working with minimal ramp-up, able to commit meaningful work within days of joining
• Genuine, active use of AI tooling in day-to-day development, not just for prototyping
• Senior individual contributor mindset

What they're offering

• 2 days on site in London
• 6-month contract, likelihood of extension
• Up to £700/day inside IR35