Data Engineer

Data Freelance Hub; Remote; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading freelance data consultancy in the UK is seeking a Data Engineer for a contract role until March with a competitive daily rate of £500 - £525. This remote position involves delivering an integrated data platform, developing API integrations, and implementing advanced data transformation techniques. Candidates should have expertise in Data Integration, SQL, and Power BI, with opportunities to work on high-impact public sector projects.

Benefits

Competitive daily rate

Remote working flexibility

Potential contract extension

Opportunity for high-impact projects

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Data Integration, focusing on building ingestion pipelines.
• In-depth experience with API development and external APIs.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database technologies like SQL/MariaDB.
• Ability to implement advanced data transformation techniques.
• Experience with designing data models for Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an integrated data platform from diverse systems.
• Develop API integrations for automated operations of LMS accounts.
• Implement data transformation logic using Slowly Changing Dimensions.
• Design schemas optimized for Power BI and semantic modeling.
• Resolve identity across systems using email as a key.

Skills

Data Integration

API Development

SQL

Data Transformation

Experience with Power BI

Job description

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This role is for a Data Engineer with a contract until March, offering £500 - £525 per day, remote in the UK. Key skills include API development, SQL, data transformation, and experience with Power BI and data integration in the public sector.

Data Integration Developer | United Kingdom | Remote | £500 - £525

The Role

• Deliver an integrated data platform combining workforce, learning, and performance data from diverse systems like Unit4, Learning Pool, and existing Data Lake assets.
• Develop robust API integrations with Learning Pool's Extended API for automated CRUD operations of LMS accounts, including organization and position hierarchies.
• Implement sophisticated data transformation logic to unify data from Unit4 and Learning Pool feeds, utilizing Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs Type-1 and Type-2).
• Design schemas optimized for Power BI and semantic modeling, ensuring efficient data consumption and insightful reporting.
• Resolve identity across disparate systems using email as a primary key, with fallback fuzzy matching for comprehensive data integrity.

What You’ll Need

• Proven expertise in Data Integration, with a strong focus on building ingestion pipelines and operational components.
• In-depth experience with API development, particularly integrating with external APIs and handling complex schema attributes and error management.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database technologies such as SQL/MariaDB, coupled with solid understanding of data warehousing concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to implement advanced data transformation techniques, including Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCDs Type-1 and Type-2).
• Experience with Power BI consumption layer and designing data models optimized for business intelligence.

What’s On Offer

• Competitive daily rate of £500 - £525.
• Remote working flexibility, allowing you to excel from anywhere.
• An initial contract until the end of March with strong potential for extension.
• Opportunity to work on a high-impact public sector project with significant data integration challenges.

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