Data & Analytics Engineer, £450 per day inside IR35

Data & Analytics Engineer, £450 per day inside IR35

3 months initially, Uttoxeter

Bench IT requires a Data & Analytics Engineer to join a data team, helping to design, build, and optimise scalable data platforms. This role will play a key part in delivering high-quality, trusted data products that support business intelligence, analytics, and decision-making.

Please note this role requires mandatory 5 days per week working on-site in Uttoxeter

The successful candidate will have the skills and experience below:

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines using PySpark and Spark SQL
• Develop data models across bronze, silver, and gold layers
• Implement incremental loading and CDC patterns for efficient data processing
• Optimise data performance (partitioning, caching, Z-Ordering, etc.)
• Orchestrate workflows using Databricks Jobs
• Create curated datasets and dimensional models for analytics and reporting
• Support BI tools such as Tableau
• Ensure data quality, testing, and observability (alerts, metrics, runbooks)
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines using Git and Terraform
• Implement data governance and security using Unity Catalog
• Produce clear documentation (data lineage, ownership, SLAs, data contracts)

Skills & Experience

• Strong experience with Databricks (Workspaces, Jobs, SQL Warehouses, Repos)
• Hands-on expertise in Spark/PySpark/Spark SQL
• Experience with Delta Lake and data optimisation techniques
• Knowledge of Delta Live Tables (DLT) or streaming pipelines
• Strong SQL and data modelling (star/snowflake schemas) skills
• Experience with CI/CD, Git workflows, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering, analytics, and business teams
• Attention to detail and a focus on data quality and reliability

Data & Analytics Engineer, £450 per day inside IR35

3 months initially, Uttoxeter