Data Engineer

Job description

Data Engineer – Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI – 2 days per week on-site (West Midlands)

Data Engineer – Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI required in the west midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Telford, Shrewsbury Worcester etc) to join a global customer developing a framework for their long-standing partnership with their end customer.

This is a long-term freelance contract with a hybrid working model, offering excellent rates.

Key Requirements

• Designing and implementing secure, high-performance data integration solutions (batch and/or near real-time)
• Building, operating, and continuously improving data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation)
• Implementing monitoring, alerting, and SLA-driven reliability practices
• Collaborating with product teams and client stakeholders to refine requirements and align solutions to non-functional requirements (cost, performance, security)
• Supporting incident resolution and ensuring service continuity
• Participating in Agile ceremonies and working cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and business teams
• Mentoring colleagues and contributing to engineering best practices and communities of practice
• Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience in data modelling
• Proven experience with ETL/ELT tools (at least one of: Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, AWS Glue, SAS)
• Experience with enterprise databases or data platforms (ideally Oracle or Cloudera)
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python or Bash
• Strong understanding of data engineering fundamentals: integration, transformation, orchestration, version control
• Able to commute to site location in Telford 2 days per week
• Active SC Clearance/Eligible for Clearance is Mandatory.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

West Midlands

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-03-2026

Profession type

ICT

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English