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Data Engineer

GCS Recruitment
1 hour ago
Contract
Cork
Ireland
Contract Data Engineer

Cork, Ireland Hybrid (2 Days On-Site) €450-€550 Per Day

Overview

A leading multinational organisation is seeking an experienced Contract Data Engineer to join a major cloud data platform transformation programme. Working within a growing platform engineering team, you will help design and build a modern lakehouse architecture that powers real-time analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven products across the business.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll be contributing from day one, working alongside analytics engineers, data architects, and ML teams to deliver scalable, production-grade data solutions.

Contract Details
  • Location: Cork City Centre (Hybrid - 2 days on-site)
  • Contract Length: 6 months initially
  • Rate: €450-€550 per day (DOE)
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Extension Potential: Strong likelihood of extension
Key Responsibilities

As a Contract Data Engineer, you will:

  • Design and develop scalable batch and streaming data pipelines within a cloud-based lakehouse environment
  • Build and optimise ELT processes using modern data engineering practices
  • Develop transformation layers and data models using dbt and Apache Spark
  • Implement real-time data ingestion solutions using Kafka and event-driven architectures
  • Deliver robust data quality, observability, monitoring, and alerting capabilities
  • Support AI and Machine Learning teams by building feature pipelines and AI-ready data infrastructure
  • Contribute to CI/CD processes and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments
  • Optimise cloud performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Help establish data governance, lineage, and cataloguing standards within a GDPR-compliant environment
Essential Skills & Experience
  • 4+ years' commercial experience in Data Engineering
  • Expert-level SQL skills
  • Strong Python development experience
  • Hands-on production experience with Databricks and/or Snowflake
  • Experience building large-scale solutions using Apache Spark
  • Pipeline orchestration experience using Airflow, Dagster, or similar tools
  • Strong experience with dbt for data transformation and modelling
  • Cloud platform expertise across AWS or Azure
  • Experience with cloud data services such as:
    • S3
    • ADLS
    • Glue
    • Synapse
    • Lambda
    • Azure Functions
  • CI/CD and Git-based development workflows
  • Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code experience
Desirable Skills

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

  • Kafka, Kinesis, or Event Hubs
  • Data observability tools such as Monte Carlo, Soda, or Great Expectations
  • GenAI, LLM workflows, vector databases, or RAG pipelines
  • Data governance and cataloguing tools including Unity Catalog, Purview, or Collibra
  • FinOps and cloud cost optimisation initiatives
What's on Offer
  • Opportunity to work on a large-scale greenfield data platform transformation
  • Exposure to cutting-edge cloud, AI, and analytics technologies
  • Competitive daily rate contract
  • Modern city-centre office with hybrid working flexibility

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.