Lead Data Engineer - Azure Synapse

Watford
2 months ago
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Lead Data Engineer (Azure Synapse) - Watford - £550-£600/day - Outside IR35

Global organisation in Watford is seeking a hands-on Lead Data Engineer to review and modernise their data engineering practice. You'll consolidate pipelines, implement best practices, and lead a small team - while remaining actively involved in delivery.

3-month contract with a strong chance of extension.

What you'll do:

Build and optimise Azure Synapse pipelines and integrations

Apply Lakehouse / ADLS Gen2 patterns and medallion architecture

Lead and mentor engineers while delivering hands-on

Ensure secure, scalable, production-ready engineering

Coding across SQL, Python, CI/CD, DevOps
You'll need:

Experience in data engineering, including strong expertise in Azure Synapse

Experience stabilising/modernising live platforms

Strong SQL, Python, performance tuning, and security focus

Exposure to multiple source systems (Finance, CRM, ERP)
Hybrid working (2-3 days onsite), competitive rate, outside IR35.

Apply now or contact Andy Weir at Cathcart Technology.
Cathcart Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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