Data Engineer - - 3+ months - SC Clearance

Data Engineer - Data Catalogue Migration

Contract

£400 - £525 per day insideIR35

Hybrid (Corsham 1-2 days per week)

3-Month Rolling Contract

A leading organisation delivering a major data transformation programme is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support the migration of enterprise data catalogue capabilities as part of a large-scale digital and data modernisation initiative.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in assessing, transforming and migrating metadata into a modern data catalogue environment, helping to improve data governance, accessibility and operational efficiency across a complex enterprise landscape.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary delivery team, you will assess the current data catalogue estate, evaluate migration feasibility and help define the most effective approach for migrating metadata, governance artefacts and technical assets into a new catalogue platform.

You will work closely with Data Architects, Business Analysts and technical stakeholders to analyse existing metadata, identify transformation requirements and ensure the migration is delivered with minimal risk and maximum data quality.

Responsibilities:

Assess existing data catalogue content, metadata and connected data sources

Evaluate metadata quality, completeness and migration suitability

Define mapping specifications, transformation rules and data enrichment requirements

Identify migration risks, dependencies and recommendations

Support backlog refinement and prioritisation of catalogue onboarding activities

Design and develop ETL/ELT processes to support data ingestion and transformation

Collaborate with architects and business stakeholders to deliver robust technical solutions

Produce high-quality technical documentation throughout the programme

Skills & Experience

Skills and Experience:

- Data Engineering within enterprise data transformation programmes

- Data catalogue platforms such as Informatica or similar technologies

- ETL/ELT development and data integration

- SQL and Python

- Data modelling and metadata management

- Data governance and catalogue best practices

- API integration and working with structured and semi-structured data

Defence / MOD would be highly desirable.

If you are an experienced Data Engineer with a strong background in metadata, data governance and enterprise data migration, please apply.

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