Gigged.AI
Data Engineer - Outside IR35 (Scotland)
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Gigged AI Opportunity
Gigged AI is an on-demand talent marketplace specializing in the IT and technology sector. We have an opportunity live at the moment for a Data Engineer - Outside IR35. This is a hybrid role in Scotland, with a flexible onsite presence.
Data Engineer
- Location: Scotland, occasional onsite presence
- Duration: Estimated 3-6 months, TBC
- IR35: Outside
Application Process
All proposals will be reviewed on the Gigged AI platform. In order to send a proposal, please head to app.gigged.ai and create a free talent profile and apply to the role directly.
To send a proposal, follow the steps below:
- Head to app.gigged.ai and create a free talent profile.
- Once signed in, follow this link to the project - https://app.gigged.ai/find-a-gig/m4dGm4YDK52.
- You will now see a 'submit proposal' button.
- Please fill this in (intro, relevant experience, and attach CV to this).
Overview
Our client operates a cloud-based data platform that brings together trusted business information from a range of internal systems and applications. As the platform's capabilities continue to expand, they are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to build the next generation of data pipelines, covering data provisioning, modelling, performance tuning, and optimization. The role sits between IT development and business end-users, ensuring core datasets remain available, accurate, and accessible, while also working with data and system owners to define access, security, and data management processes. The ideal candidate can take a data requirement end-to-end: examining a source data structure and building the extraction, storage, and pipeline work needed to deliver it.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines from internal databases and SaaS applications into the client's cloud data platform.
- Continuously develop and enhance the platform's data provisioning, modelling, and performance capabilities.
- Produce and maintain clear architecture and systems documentation.
- Partner with business functions and other IT teams to scope data needs and deliver solutions.
- Provide ongoing technical support, monitoring, and troubleshooting for the data platform.
- Act as a technical point of reference, sharing expertise and best practice across the team.
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Required Skills
- Degree qualified in a STEM discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
- Strong proficiency in a modern programming language (Python, Java, JavaScript, Scala, etc.).
- Strong SQL skills for querying and analyzing structured data stores.
- Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying data pipelines.
- Experience with a modern public cloud data platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Experience with version control tooling.
- Experience performing root-cause analysis of production incidents and debugging code defects.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with Big Data toolkits and NoSQL technologies.
- Experience with modern Business Intelligence toolkits.
- Experience designing and documenting data models.
- Experience optimizing data processing workloads.
- Experience with message queuing and stream processing.
- Knowledge of modern data warehouse architectural principles.
- Knowledge of DevOps workflows and principles.
- Knowledge of Machine Learning/MLOps workflows and principles.
Salary
475 - 550 GBP Per day
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