Birmingham
Data Engineer – Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI – 2 days per week on-site (West Midlands) Data Engineer – Data ETL, Talend, SQL, AWS, GenAI required in the west midlands (Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coventry, Telford, Shrewsbury Worcester etc) to join a global customer developing a framework for their long-standing partnership with their end customer. This is a long-term freelance contract with a hybrid working model, offering excellent rates. Key Requirements • Designing and implementing secure, high-performance data integration solutions (batch and/or near real-time), • Building, operating, and continuously improving data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, curation), • Implementing monitoring, alerting, and SLA-driven reliability practices, • Collaborating with product teams and client stakeholders to refine requirements and align solutions to non-functional requirements (cost, performance, security), • Supporting incident resolution and ensuring service continuity, • Participating in Agile ceremonies and working cross-functionally with engineers, analysts, and business teams, • Mentoring colleagues and contributing to engineering best practices and communities of practice, • Strong SQL skills and hands-on experience in data modelling, • Proven experience with ETL/ELT tools (at least one of: Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, AWS Glue, SAS), • Experience with enterprise databases or data platforms (ideally Oracle or Cloudera), • Knowledge of cloud platforms, preferably AWS, • Proficiency in programming/scripting languages such as Python or Bash, • Strong understanding of data engineering fundamentals: integration, transformation, orchestration, version control, • Able to commute to site location in Telford 2 days per week, • Active SC Clearance/Eligible for Clearance is Mandatory.