[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Ceox

Role Description

We are seeking a Data Engineer to support delivery of key data components within our evolving data ecosystem. This role will work closely with architects, analysts, engineers, and wider delivery teams to implement pipeline builds, data models, and integration patterns aligned to the organisation’s new Target Operating Model for Data.

You will contribute to the development of scalable data flows, optimizing ingestion & transformation activities, and ensuring solutions meet technical standards, performance expectations, and security controls. This is a hands-on engineering role ideal for someone who enjoys building, shaping, and improving modern data platforms.

Qualifications

• A highly capable Data Engineer with hands-on experience building ETL pipelines.
• Experience implementing Data Lake architectures.
• Experience working across Azure platform services.
• Strong problem-solving ability and a solid engineering mindset.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Confidence in writing production-grade code and applying design patterns.
• Experience building scalable, high-performing data products.

Requirements

• Strong experience with Python, PySpark & SQL for data engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks.
• Strong knowledge of Azure Data Factory & Fabric.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview.
• Familiarity with Event-driven data ingestion (Event Grid / Pub-Sub).
• Understanding of SOLID principles, Async programming, Mediator/Factory patterns.
• Experience delivering unit + integration testing in Databricks.
• Knowledge of Secure ETL design with Entra IMID/SCIM integration.
• Understanding of Azure best practice, APIM, and platform governance.
• Ability to build and serve Power BI models via Databricks data sources.

Contract Details

• Contract Type: Freelance / Contract
• Location: Remote (UK-based candidates preferred)
• Start Date: ASAP
• Clearance: Candidates must be eligible to work with UK Government departments / BPSS.