VIQU IT Recruitment
Data Engineer – NPPV 3 Cleared – Contract – Outside IR35 – Hybrid – Midlands
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
Apply now to speak with VIQU IT in confidence. Or reach out to Suzie Stone via the VIQU IT website.
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