Contract Databricks Data Engineer Role - Remote - GBP400/pd

Contract Databricks Data Engineer Role - Remote - £400/pd

Please note - this is an Outside IR35 contract role which will require occasional visits to offices in the South of England. To be eligible for this role you must be based in the UK with the unrestricted right to work in the UK.

We're partnering with a well-established financial services organisation that is seeking an experienced Databricks Data Engineer to join their growing data team on an initial 6-month contract.

This is a predominantly remote role, with occasional visits to the client's offices in the South of England. Candidates should be available to attend the office on their first day and subsequently as required for key meetings and collaboration sessions.

The Role

Working within a highly collaborative data environment, you'll play a key role in supporting the organisation's Decision Science Team, ensuring they have access to high-quality, reliable data to drive business outcomes.

The position combines hands-on engineering, stakeholder engagement, and technical oversight responsibilities, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both delivering solutions and guiding development best practices.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering new data provisioning requests for the Decision Science team
• Supporting and executing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities
• Developing, maintaining and enhancing data pipelines within Databricks
• Performing code reviews and promoting engineering best practices
• Troubleshooting data-related issues and implementing improvements
• Collaborating with data scientists, analysts and business stakeholders
• Providing technical oversight and guidance to developers within the team
• Ensuring data quality, performance and governance standards are maintained

Required experience

• Databricks
• Python
• SQL
• Data engineering and ETL/ELT development
• Data validation and UAT support
• Code review and quality assurance practices
• Working within complex data environments
• Stakeholder management and business-facing communication skills

What's on offer?

• £400 per day Outside IR35
• Initial 6-month contract
• Predominantly remote working
• Opportunity to work with a recognised and established financial services organisation
• High-impact role supporting data-driven decision-making across the business
• Combination of hands-on delivery and technical leadership responsibilities

If you're an experienced Databricks Data Engineer looking for your next contract assignment and enjoy working closely with analytics and decision science teams, we'd love to hear from you.