Data Engineer

Stott and May
London
5 months ago
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Data Engineer role at Stott and May

Job Description

Data Engineer

Start: ASAP

Duration: 3-6 months

Location: Manchester (3 days per week)

Pay: up to £345/day (inside IR35)

We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer with deep expertise in DBT, Snowflake, and PL/SQL to join our growing data team on a contract basis. This role will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining high-quality data transformation pipelines that support business intelligence, analytics, and data science across the organisation.

Responsibilities
  • Design and implement scalable data models and transformation pipelines using DBT on Snowflake
  • Develop efficient and maintainable PL/SQL code for complex data processing and transformations
  • Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver reliable solutions
  • Optimise Snowflake performance through query tuning, clustering, and resource management
  • Uphold data quality and integrity through rigorous testing, documentation, and monitoring
  • Participate in code reviews, architecture planning, and continuous improvement efforts
  • Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines for DBT projects
Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years' experience in data engineering or a related role
  • Proven hands-on experience with DBT (modular SQL development, testing, documentation)
  • Strong expertise in Snowflake (data warehousing, performance tuning, security)
  • Advanced knowledge of PL/SQL, including stored procedures, functions, and packages
  • Solid understanding of data modelling concepts (e.g. star/snowflake schemas, normalisation)
  • Experience with version control tools (e.g. Git) and CI/CD best practices
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow, dbt Cloud, or Prefect is a plus
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Information Technology
Industries
  • Staffing and Recruiting


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