Snowflake Data Engineer Contract

Contract Data Engineer £450-£480/day Outside IR35 6 Months Hybrid (London) A leading infrastructure investment firm is embarking on a complete rebuild of its data platform, starting with a greenfield Snowflake data warehouse, hosted in Azure. Backed by C-Suite sponsorship, this is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a major transformation project at its foundation. This role will support the existing Lead Data Engineer to ensure the back-end data stack continues to evolve in line with business needs, architectural best practices, and modern engineering standards. THE ROLE: As Data Engineer, you will: Support the Lead Data Engineer in driving development of the back-end stack. Own key elements of the Snowflake data warehouse build (greenfield project). Work closely with a consultant architect to implement a scalable, secure data platform. Engage with senior business stakeholders including COO, CFO, and Head of FP&A. Design robust ingestion pipelines, transformation logic, and QA frameworks. Potentially manage and mentor a junior engineer over time. Document architecture and development workflows. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: You'll need: Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and Python. Version control and collaboration using Git. Proven background in data modelling and architecture design. Nice to have: Experience with Azure services (e.g., App registration, Storage Accounts). Familiarity with Terraform (especially Snowflake provider), DBT, Power Automate, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or others). Experience working on greenfield builds. Asset management experience.

Location: London, South East England, GB

Posted Date: 8/6/2025