Data Engineer

Job Title: Contract Data Engineer Location: Manchester, UK (3 Days On-Site per Week) Contract Type: 6 Months (Outside IR35) Day Rate: £500-£650 per day (DOE) Start Date: ASAP

About the Role: We're looking for a skilled Data Engineer with strong experience working with Databricks to join an exciting 6-month contract, contributing to a high-impact data platform initiative for a leading organisation in Manchester. This is a part-time, flexible contract (3 days per week, on-site) and outside IR35.

You'll work closely with a data team to design, build, and optimise data pipelines on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform, helping to modernise and scale enterprise data infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks and Apache Spark
• Implement and support scalable Delta Lake solutions on the Azure platform
• Collaborate with data analysts, scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver clean, validated, and governed datasets
• Tune performance and troubleshoot Spark workloads
• Contribute to best practices in data quality, version control, and DevOps for data

Requirements:

• Proven hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, and Delta Lake in production environments
• Proficient in Python (or Scala) for data engineering workflows
• Strong SQL and data transformation skills
• Experience with Azure (preferred) or other cloud platforms
• Solid understanding of data warehouse/lakehouse concepts and data modelling
• Comfortable working independently with limited supervision