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Data Engineer

Posted: 09/09/26
Recruiter:Talent Smart
Reference:3172127608
Type:Contract
Disciplines: Systems Engineer
Salary:£550 - £650 Daily
Location:City, Sheffield
Description:

Data Engineer

We're supporting a leading enterprise financial services organisation in the search for an experienced Data Engineer to join a high-performing data team on an initial 6-month contract.

Contract Details:

  • Inside IR35
  • Initial 6-month engagement
  • Sheffield-based, 3 days per week on-site

Key Requirements:

  • Strong hands-on experience with PySpark and Databricks
  • Deep understanding of Spark performance optimisation, including lazy evaluation, column pruning, groupBy operations, and window functions
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve Spark job performance issues
  • Extensive experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise-scale data pipelines
  • Strong technical depth across modern data engineering platforms, tools, and technologies
  • Experience working within complex, large-scale enterprise environments

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major data transformation programme within a leading financial services organisation.

Additional information available on successful application.

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