Data Engineer

Data Engineer

I am working on an exciting new opportunity with a fast-evolving company with exceptional capabilities. They are embarking on an exciting transformation project and are looking for a skilled contract Data Engineer to join their growing team who will put their stamp on the project.

What you’ll be doing:

• Development and maintenance of the Group’s data platforms under your ownership
• Refine and improve current structures for increased efficiency
• Key contributor to the design and development of a new enterprise data platform
• Reverse engineering legacy business logic and converting to readily accepted standards
• Ensure the data platform contains complete and accurate data through the provision of data management processes
• Support the Insight Analyst by providing data in an easy-to-consume format
• Work with suppliers to understand third party product schemas and document where appropriate
• Recommend efficiencies through the provision of new technologies or better process

What you can bring

• Excellent SQL language skills – in querying, manipulating and creating data
• Experience in the development and maintenance of enterprise data platforms – both on premise and in the cloud
• Confident working to tight and conflicted deadlines
• Strong stakeholder management skills to gather and interpret requirements from both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles – to document, develop and explain
• Appreciation for the importance of data management processes and the ability to embed these
• Knowledge of methodologies such as Kimball
• Keen eye for detail to spot erroneous data issues and flag to the business
• Capability to build a suite of monitoring outputs to maintain an enterprise data platform

What would be advantageous to have

• Experience of statistical methodologies – such as Python and R
• Azure skills – Azure Fundamentals certification or equivalent
• Power Platform exposure
• Previous experience in clinic management highly desirable but by no means essential

What you can expect
Salary: £400-500 per day
Hybrid: 3 days per week, Birmingham