Senior Data Engineer in Manchester

Head of Contract Solutions | djr | Building the best Interim Information Technology Teams | joe@wearedjr.com

6-month contract

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a Product & Technology team supporting an enterprise data platform used for analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the business.

This role will focus on building and maintaining scalable data pipelines within an Azure-based data platform, working closely with product, data, and business teams to deliver reliable and high-quality data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines for structured and unstructured data
• Write performant SQL and apply good data modelling practices
• Support batch and near–real-time data processing use cases
• Work with Azure services such as Event Hubs, Storage Accounts, and Key Vault
• Contribute to data governance and security best practices
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver pragmatic solutions

Required experience

• Strong experience as a Data Engineer in an Azure environment
• Hands-on Databricks and PySpark development experience
• Solid SQL and relational database knowledgeExperience supporting data pipelines in production environments
• Good communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

• Exposure to streaming solutions (Structured Streaming, Auto Loader)
• Experience with Unity Catalog or data governance tooling
• Salesforce or Data Cloud integrations
• 6-month contract
• Immediate or short-notice starters preferred

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

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