Contract Snowflake Data Engineer

Cathcart Technology
Edinburgh, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Today
£500 – £550 pd

Salary

£500 – £550 pd

Posted
20 Apr 2026 (Today)

Snowflake Data Engineer - 6 Months - Outside IR35

A leading tech company requires a data engineer for an initial 6-month contract. The position is hybrid, outside IR35, and will likely extend long-term due to the amount of work they have in the pipeline.

The Role:

You will be part of a rapidly growing data team helping to deliver their leading data platform, which is being used to drive key decision-making in renewable energy and its use around the world-tech for good, you could say!

They are looking for a data engineer with demonstrable experience with Snowflake building complex systems to ingest and process large volumes of data.

The main tools you will be using day to day are:

** Snowflake

** Python

** SQL

** DBT

You:

Our customer is looking for someone well-versed in the above tools/technologies. They also need someone who understands the principles of Data Engineering and is willing to roll up their sleeves, as this project is critical for them.

As a Senior member of the team, you are expected to pick up their tooling quickly, work closely with other team members, and help build upon an already industry-leading product.

Rate / Process:

This role is based in Edinburgh City Centre. This is a hybrid role, and they are looking for someone on-site a couple of times a week.

The interview process will include a short video call with the Head of Data. Interviews will be held this week and next, starting in the first week of May.

Rate-wise, we have between £500 - £550 per day + VAT, depending on experience and availability.

If this sounds interesting and relevant to you at this time, please apply straight away and call Andy Weir at Cathcart Technology.

Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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