Contract GCP Data Engineer – £700/pd Outside IR35

Contract GCP Data Engineer – £700/pd Outside IR35

Contract: Outside IR35. Rate: £700 per day. Duration: 4 weeks (strong potential for extension). Location: Central London (client‑based role). Start Date: Immediate.

Role Overview

We are working with a central London‑based insurance broker who requires an experienced GCP Data Engineer to support a critical short‑term engagement, with a strong likelihood of follow‑on work. This role suits a hands‑on engineer who can quickly embed into an existing data team, take ownership of delivery, and add immediate value within a fast‑paced commercial environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Work with services such as BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions.
• Support ingestion, transformation, and optimisation of data for analytics and reporting use cases.
• Collaborate closely with analytics, data science, and engineering stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality, performance, and security best practices are applied.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data platform issues efficiently.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong commercial experience as a GCP Data Engineer.
• Hands‑on expertise with BigQuery and modern data pipeline architectures.
• Solid SQL skills and experience with Python (or similar) for data engineering tasks.
• Understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT patterns, and cloud‑native best practices.
• Experience working in financial services or insurance environments is highly desirable.
• Ability to start immediately and deliver with minimal onboarding.

Engagement Details

• Outside IR35
• £700 per day
• Initial 4‑week contract, with strong potential for extension
• Based with a Central London insurance broker
• Immediate start required

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