Data Engineer

Data Engineer Day Rate Contract

Dublin City Centre 2 days onsite per week
4-month contract (Potential for Extension)

We're recruiting a Data Engineer to build and maintain reliable data pipelines supporting analytics, reporting and business decision-making.

You'll work with senior engineers, architects and analysts across a modern cloud data platform.

What you'll be doing

• Building ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, SQL and cloud tooling.
• Integrating data from databases, REST APIs and files.
• Developing workloads using Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory and Delta Lake.
• Implementing data validation, logging and error handling.
• Troubleshooting pipeline failures and improving data quality.
• Supporting testing, deployment and technical documentation.

What we're looking for

• 3-6 years' hands-on experience in data engineering, ETL/ELT or a similar role.
• Strong practical SQL and Python skills.
• Experience building and supporting production data pipelines.
• Working knowledge of cloud data services, ideally Azure.
• Familiarity with Git, code reviews and team development workflows.
• An understanding of relational and dimensional data modelling.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Experience with PySpark, Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory or Power BI would be beneficial.