VIQU have partnered with a well-established public-sector organisation in the Midlands, who are seeking a Data Engineer to join a major RMS (Records Management System) replacement programme.
The successful Data Engineer will be responsible for designing and building robust data pipelines, supporting large-scale data migration activities, and enabling reporting and analytics capabilities across a complex enterprise environment.
Key responsibilities:
Design, develop, and optimise scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to support data migration, integration, and reporting requirements.
Build data ingestion and transformation solutions across multiple source and target systems.
Analyse existing datasets, schemas, and data structures to support mapping and migration activities.
Work closely with solution architects and suppliers to implement target data models and integration patterns.
Drive data quality initiatives, including validation, cleansing, monitoring, and exception management.
Support testing, trial migrations, cutover activities, and production readiness throughout the programme lifecycle.
Key skills & experience required:
Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer delivering solutions within large-scale transformation, migration, or enterprise change programmes.
Expert knowledge of ETL/ELT development, data integration, and the design of scalable data pipelines.
Proven experience delivering complex data migration and transformation projects involving multiple source and target systems.
Strong understanding of data modelling, relational databases, data warehousing, and data lake architectures.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure data services and cloud-based data platforms.
Experience working with technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Python, ETL tooling, API integrations, and enterprise-scale data platforms.
Strong knowledge of data quality, governance, compliance, monitoring, and data integrity frameworks, with experience handling large and complex operational datasets.
We are ideally seeking candidates with active NPPV 3 Clearance & experience working within policing / public sector environments.
Contract Details:
Role: Data Engineer
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
IR35: Outside IR35
Duration: Running till February 2027 / 6 months
Location: Hybrid – Onsite 2-3 days per month
Security: NPPV3 clearance required or ability to obtain
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Salary description
£400.00 - £500.00 per day