Senior Data Engineer
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Summary
Six-month Inside IR35 contract (up to £600/day, hybrid) for a Senior Data Engineer in Glasgow or Dundee. The work focuses on optimising skewed PostgreSQL workloads — query tuning, schema design — plus managing Apache Kafka, building CI/CD release pipelines with GitLab, Jenkins and Terraform, and hands-on AWS.
Senior Data Engineer | 6 Month Contract InsideIR35 Up To £600 | Glasgow OR Dundee Hybrid
We're recruiting for a leading client that needs a hands-on, Data Engineer. The focus is optimising PostgreSQL databases where the data volumes are modest but heavily skewed.
The role
- Optimise complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions and views in PostgreSQL
- Improve schema design and data modelling for performance
- Manage and troubleshoot Apache Kafka environments, including topics, producers, consumers and message delivery
- Build and maintain automated release pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins and Terraform
- Resolve production issues across the application, database and infrastructure layers
- Work within an Agile/Scrum team
Essential skills
- Strong PostgreSQL experience, including query tuning and performance optimisation
- Hands-on AWS experience
- GitLab (branching, merge requests, code reviews) and Jenkins pipelines
- CI/CD, release management and deployment automation with Terraform