Sanderson Plc
Data Engineering Lead - Outside IR35
Data Engineering Lead - Outside IR35 at Sanderson Plc, based in Clifton, Bristol, paying £600 - £700 per day. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £600 - £700 per day
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Hybrid
- Location
- Clifton, Bristol
- Closing date
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
About 65% above the going rate for engineering & manufacturing
Reference job/data-engineering-lead-outside-ir35-se001-001_1789487845
About the role
Data Engineering Lead
Bristol – Hybrid working
£650-£700 pd outside IR35
Leading business is looking to recruit a Data Engineering Lead to join a major data transformation programme, leading a small team whilst driving the migration from AWS Redshift to Databricks.
This is a technical leadership role with ownership of the Databricks platform, responsibility for a team of Data Engineers and contractors, and involvement in several business-critical transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 2-5 Data Engineers (both on and offshore)
- Own and drive the migration from Redshift to Databricks.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership across data engineering and architecture.
- Support major business and technology transformation programmes.
- Design and deliver scalable cloud-based data solutions.
- Drive engineering best practices, delivery standards and platform improvements.
- Manage BAU support, incidents and operational enhancements.
Requirements
- Strong Data Engineering background within enterprise environments.
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, AWS or Azure data platforms.
- Strong SQL skills.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing technical teams.
- Proven track record delivering platform migrations or data modernisation initiatives.
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Reasonable Adjustments:
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Reference: job/data-engineering-lead-outside-ir35-se001-001_1789487845 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Sanderson Plc
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