Senior Data Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading global organisation is looking for two Senior Data Engineers for an initial 6-month contract based in London. This is a contract role inside IR35 offering £600 per day. The successful candidates will work on a greenfield data project, designing and developing data pipelines using key technologies like Snowflake and DBT. The role demands strong SQL skills and insurance experience, with a commitment to hybrid working - 2 days a week onsite. Immediate start required.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL skills and hands-on data engineering experience.
• Proven experience with Snowflake and DBT (Cloud or Core).
• Solid understanding of data modelling, curation, and transformation best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar).
• Ability to work across end-to-end data engineering workflows.
• Insurance experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and SQL.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Build and enhance transformation layers within a new enterprise data warehouse.
• Work closely with ingestion and visualisation teams to ensure smooth, accurate data flow.
• Support CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and overall quality assurance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the wider business.

Skills

SQL skills

Experience with Snowflake

Experience with DBT

Understanding of data modelling

CI/CD pipeline experience

End-to-end data engineering

Insurance experience

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Data Engineer - Contract - Inside IR35 - London

A leading global organisation is undertaking a major back‑office transformation and has established a new Divisional Data Team to deliver an enterprise‑wide data platform. They are now looking for two Senior Data Engineers to join on an initial 6‑month contract, playing a key role in building a brand‑new data warehouse from scratch.

This is a high‑impact role working directly with the AVP of Data Engineering, with the opportunity to shape architecture, pipelines, and delivery standards across the division.

Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake, DBT, and SQL.
• Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Build and enhance transformation layers within a new enterprise data warehouse.
• Work closely with ingestion and visualisation teams to ensure smooth, accurate data flow.
• Support CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and overall quality assurance.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders across the wider business.

Experience Required

• Strong SQL skills and hands‑on data engineering experience.
• Proven experience with Snowflake and DBT (Cloud or Core).
• Solid understanding of data modelling, curation, and transformation best practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar).
• Ability to work across end‑to‑end data engineering workflows.
• Insurance experience is essential.

Contract Details

Inside IR35 – £600 per day – 6‑month contract with scope to extend.

Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite in London (Wednesday required).

Start date: ASAP.

If you're interested in joining a greenfield data environment and making a real impact from day one, please send your CV to [e-mail] with the subject "Senior Data Engineer – Apply."