Data Integration Engineer

• £700 per day (Inside IR35/Umbrella)
• 3 days per week onsite in Canary Wharf
• 6 months initial contract

Data Integration Engineer

Contract | Canary Wharf, London | Inside IR35 | £700 per day

Financial Services | Banking & Regulatory Reporting

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on technical contract role for someone who thrives in high-volume, regulated data landscapes and can hit the ground running with minimal direction.
You will work at the heart of the organisations data infrastructure - designing, building and maintaining integration pipelines that underpin regulatory reporting and critical downstream systems. Your work will directly support compliance obligations across the business.

What you'll Be Doing 

• Designing and developing robust ETL pipelines using DataStage and related tooling
• Writing and optimising complex SQL across SQL Server and Oracle environments
• Building and maintaining data marts, data models and transformation logic
• Supporting regulatory reporting processes within a banking or capital markets context
• Managing and troubleshooting data quality issues, identifying root causes and delivering pragmatic fixes
• Contributing to platform and tooling decisions, including cloud storage solutions
• Collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into engineered solutions

Essential Experience & Skills

Technical Expertise

• Proven hands-on experience with SQL Server and Oracle databases
• Deep working knowledge of DataStage as an ETL tool
• Strong command of PL/SQL and T-SQL
• Experience with a broad range of ETL and integration tooling - such as SSIS, Alteryx or comparable platforms
• Solid background in data modelling, data mart creation and data transformation
• Familiarity with data quality, security and compliance considerations

Domain Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience supporting regulatory reporting within the banking sector
• Strong understanding of data and integration principles in enterprise settings

Soft Skills

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving ability - comfortable navigating ambiguous, complex data challenges
• Clear, confident communication with both technical colleagues and business stakeholders
• Reliable, well-organised and a collaborative team player

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Azure or Databricks cloud platforms
• Experience with AQR reporting for the ECB
• Familiarity with Middleware technologies such as IIB, Kafka or Message Queue
• Postgraduate qualification in Software Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics or a related field

Rate & Engagement

£700 per day | Inside IR35
This engagement falls inside IR35. Candidates must be comfortable operating under these terms, whether via an umbrella company or PAYE arrangement.

To be considered, please submit your CV along with a brief summary of your relevant experience. Candidates must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.