Senior Data Engineer

The Actuary; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global reinsurance client in London is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer for a 6-month contract, Inside IR35. This role involves building and maintaining data pipelines using Snowflake and DBT, translating business requirements into technical specifications, and supporting the enterprise data platform design. Required skills include strong SQL, experience with Azure DevOps, and insurance sector knowledge. This position offers a hybrid working model, requiring 2 onsite days a week.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL skills are essential for data manipulation and transformation.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake and DBT to build data pipelines.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD is required.

Responsibilities

• Build, enhance, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake & DBT.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Support the design and delivery of a new enterprise data platform.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

Hands-on experience with Snowflake

Hands-on experience with DBT

Solid understanding of data modelling

Experience with Azure DevOps / CI/CD

Ability to work end-to-end across data engineering workflows

Insurance or reinsurance experience

Job description

Senior Data Engineer - Contract (Inside IR35) - London

I'm looking for a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join a global reinsurance client on a 6-month Inside IR35 contract. You'll play a key role in a major back-office transformation and help build a brand-new enterprise data warehouse.

Role Overview

• Build, enhance, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake & DBT
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications
• Support the design and delivery of a new enterprise data platform
• Develop and maintain SQL-based transformations and models
• Collaborate with ingestion, visualisation, and engineering teams
• Work within Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines

Experience Required

• Strong SQL skills
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake & DBT
• Solid understanding of data modelling and transformation layers
• Experience with Azure DevOps / CI/CD
• Ability to work end-to-end across data engineering workflows
• Insurance or reinsurance experience is essential

Contract Details

• Inside IR35 - up to £600 per day
• 6 months, with potential to extend
• Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite (Wednesdays required)

Interested? Send your CV to [e-mail] with the subject line: "Senior Data Engineer - Apply"

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