Data Engineer - Databricks Contract

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Birmingham
4 days ago
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A leading UK organisation is undergoing a major customer and data transformation programme and is looking for an experienced Contract Data Engineer to support a large-scale platform and data migration.

This is a high-impact role within a fast-paced environment, suited to a contractor who can operate autonomously, bring structure to complex data challenges, and implement best-practice ingestion and engineering processes across a modern cloud stack.

THE ROLE

You will join a critical transformation programme focused on consolidating multiple legacy platforms into a new customer engagement ecosystem. The role will centre around building and optimising data ingestion pipelines, supporting real-time integrations, and enabling analytics-ready datasets across the business.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong experience across Databricks, Python, and modern cloud data environments, as well as the ability to work across multiple third-party systems and stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design, build and optimise real-time and batch data ingestion pipelines.

  • Implement best practice data engineering and architecture across Databricks and Azure.

  • Support migration and consolidation of data from multiple legacy systems into a new platform ecosystem.

  • Cleanse, merge, and deduplicate complex customer and transactional datasets.

  • Integrate data across multiple sources including CRM, loyalty platforms, and third-party systems.

  • Develop real-time ingestion solutions using APIs and webhooks.

  • Build and maintain analytics-ready datasets and data models.

  • Support complex data modelling and transformation logic for reporting and analytics.

  • Review and enhance existing Databricks architecture to ensure scalability and performance.

  • Develop API-led solutions to manage data updates and deletions across systems.

  • Support ingestion from cloud storage (including Azure Blob) and bespoke data processes.

  • Ensure strong data governance practices across ingestion, deletion, and data consistency.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Essential:

  • Strong Python experience for data engineering.

  • Proven track record building real-time and batch ingestion pipelines.

  • Hands-on Databricks experience within production environments.

  • Experience working within modern cloud data platforms (Azure preferred).

  • Strong experience integrating data via APIs and webhooks.

  • Background in complex data migration, consolidation, and cleansing projects.

  • Ability to work independently within fast-moving, high-pressure programmes.

  • Strong stakeholder engagement and problem-solving capability.

Desirable:

  • Experience working with customer, CRM, or loyalty data platforms.

  • Exposure to Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses.

  • Experience in large-scale customer or data transformation programmes.

  • Experience implementing data engineering best practice in evolving environments.

CONTRACT DETAILS

  • Day Rate: Competitive (DOE)

  • Location: Midlands-based office (ideally 1 day per week; flexible for strong candidates able to commute weekly)

  • Start Date: ASAP

  • Duration: Initial 4 months with strong extension potential

If you are a hands-on Data Engineer with strong ingestion and Databricks experience looking to join a high-impact transformation programme, please apply to find out more.

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