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Contract Data Engineer - Outside IR35

Interquest
Manchester
6 days ago
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x2 Contract Data Engineers 

Outside IR35 £450-£500 per day UK Remote Initial 6 month termImmediate Start

We're working exclusively with a UK wide consultancy who are looking for X2 Data Engineers to support their public sector client with a large migration project. We're looking for experience Data Engineers, with at least 5 years of experience who have the following skills:

  • Experience in R is essential
  • Experience with Python is less essential but nice to have
  • SQL, SPSS and STATA are also nice to haves but not essential
  • Proactive and self-managing
  • Have excellent attention to detail
  • Being a Team player
  • Work well under pressure
  • Happy to be peer reviewed
  • Health industry background nice to have but not essential
  • Experience working in government preferred

Security clearance is not essential but desirable! 

You may occassionally have to the companies offices, this will be dependant on the stage of the project.

Candidates must be based in the UK and have full working rights without the need for sponsorship. 

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnanc...

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