Remote Data Engineer (Contract) – Azure, Spark & SQL

Head Resourcing Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Head Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Data Engineer for a 6-month contract with a fully remote arrangement. The role offers an ASAP start and a day rate of £350–£400 outside IR35 under a 6-month engagement.

You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ingest and model data, and deliver business value through analytics and reporting. Strong Azure data services and Spark workflow experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven Data Engineering expertise within large regulated organisations/sectors.
• Strong SQL expertise and data modelling skills.
• Azure data services experience (Data Factory, Azure SQL) and Spark knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines.
• Developing data ingestion, transformation, and reporting solutions.
• Working with stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver business value.
• Supporting data modelling, analytics, and visualisation initiatives.
• Apply best practices in Data Engineering, Agile, and DevOps delivery.

Skills

SQL

Azure

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL

Spark

PySpark

Scala

Cloud platforms

Git

CI/CD

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Head Resourcing Ltd is seeking a Data Engineer for a 6-month contract with a fully remote arrangement. The role offers an ASAP start and a day rate of £350–£400 outside IR35 under a 6-month engagement.

You will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, ingest and model data, and deliver business value through analytics and reporting. Strong Azure data services and Spark workflow experience are essential.