Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer £25.36 per hour INSIDE IR35 6 Month Contract with expected extension Full Time - 37 hours per week Hybrid - 2 to 3 days per week in either Newport, South Wales, Titchfield, Hampshire, Edinburgh or Darlington offices. My client are a large prestigious government organisation and are looking for x2 Senior Data Engineers to come and join their team on an initial 6 month basis, paying £25.36 per hour, Inside IR35. LIVE SC CLEARANCE IS HIGHLY DESIRABLE FOR THIS ROLE Essential Criteria: * Proficiency in Python, including experience with data manipulation libraries (Pandas). * Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining ETL pipelines and data flows in a cloud-based environment. * Understanding of relational databases, including experience with database design, query optimisation, and data warehousing. * Ability to create intuitive, user-friendly interfaces. * Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and debugging skills. * Strong understanding of software testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing. * Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, communicate effectively, and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced setting. Desirable Skills: * Familiarity with DevOps tools and methodologies for automating deployments and managing infrastructure as code. * Exposure to other programming languages, such as R. Due to this role sitting with a central government client, security clearance checks will need to be done, candidates who apply to this vacancy will need to have a minimum of 4+ years unbroken UK residency to pass clearance checks