Data Engineer - DBT

Overview

Job Title: Data Engineer (DBT, Snowflake, PL/SQL). Location: Manchester - Onsite 2 days per week. Salary/Rate: Up to £344 / Day (PAYE Inside IR35). Start Date: 08/09/2025. Job Type: Contract - Until 31/12/2025

Company Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Data Engineer to support a growing data function. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong skills in DBT, Snowflake, and PL/SQL to contribute to high-impact data transformation and analytics projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust data models and transformation pipelines using DBT on Snowflake.
• Develop and maintain efficient PL/SQL code for complex data processing and transformation.
• Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.
• Optimise Snowflake performance through query tuning, clustering, and resource management.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and governance through testing, monitoring, and documentation.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and contribute to continuous improvement within the data team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data engineering or a closely related field.
• Strong hands-on expertise with DBT (including modular SQL development, testing, and documentation).
• Proficiency in Snowflake, including data warehousing, performance tuning, and security.
• Advanced knowledge of PL/SQL with experience writing stored procedures, functions, and packages.
• Solid understanding of data modelling (Star/Snowflake Schemas, normalisation).
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD practices.
• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow, DBT Cloud, or Prefect (desirable).

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

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