Senior Data Engineer (Azure/Medallion Architecture) - 12 months - Warwick(Hybrid)
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Senior Data Engineer (Azure/Medallion Architecture) - 12 months - Warwick(Hybrid)
Contracting role based in Warwick (Hybrid, 3 days in office) for a 6-month engagement within the Cloud practice. You will provide architectural direction and hands-on technical leadership on the Interconnectors Data Platform (ICDP) - a cloud-based data warehouse enabling critical commercial, financial modelling, and operational decision-making - as the platform modernises toward a Medallion Architecture and Azure-native ingestion patterns.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures including Bronze/Silver/Gold Medallion layered models, driving the platform's architectural roadmap in line with modern engineering best practices
Lead the migration from Legacy ETL tooling (eg Matillion) into modern Azure-based pipelines including Azure Functions and Azure Data Factory, building performant SQL-based transformations and reusable data models
Develop robust, secure, and observable data ingestion and transformation pipelines, ensuring CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and full observability are Embedded throughout
Implement data validation, reconciliation, profiling, and auditability across platform layers, working with business stakeholders to ensure outputs meet analytical and operational needs
What You Will Ideally Bring:
Strong, hands-on Python experience building production-grade data pipelines, transformations, and orchestration - essential
Expert-level analytical SQL including query optimisation and data modelling
Solid Azure cloud experience - Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory, Azure Storage, Key Vault, and cloud security fundamentals
Deep understanding of data warehousing principles, dimensional modelling, and scalable enterprise data design
Strong grounding in Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern engineering practices
Experience with API and SFTP ingestion patterns and resilient pipeline design
Exposure to Medallion/Lakehouse patterns or Databricks-style ecosystems - preferred
Contract Details:
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £430 per day
Location: Warwick (Hybrid - 3 days on-site)
Start Date: ASAP
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