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Data Architecture & Engineering LeadContract Length: 1 Month (Outside IR35)
Location: Fully Remote
Rate: £400 per day
The RoleWe’re seeking a senior, hands-on Data Architecture & Engineering Lead to support a critical data transformation programme. This is a short-term engagement requiring someone who can quickly assess the current landscape, provide technical leadership, and drive key deliverables over the line.
You’ll be working across a busy data function with multiple active initiatives, helping to improve and optimise the Snowflake environment, deliver key reporting outputs, and establish a consolidated customer view from multiple disconnected data sources.
This role requires a blend of architecture, engineering, stakeholder engagement and delivery leadership.
Key Responsibilities*Lead data architecture and engineering activities across a portfolio of data initiatives.
*Review, optimise and enhance the existing Snowflake platform.
*Design and implement a Single Customer View solution within Snowflake.
*Integrate data from 18+ source systems into a centralised reporting and analytics platform.
*Develop scalable data models to support reporting and business intelligence requirements.
*Support the delivery of 8 Power BI dashboards.
*Provide technical leadership and direction to existing Data Engineers.
*Establish best practices around data modelling, architecture and data management.
*Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and prioritise delivery.
*Drive momentum across key projects and ensure critical objectives are achieved within the contract period.
Essential Skills & Experience*Proven experience in Data Architecture and/or Lead Data Engineering roles.
*Strong hands-on Snowflake experience.
*Experience designing and building modern data warehouse solutions.
*Advanced SQL skills.
*Strong data modelling experience.
*Experience integrating multiple data sources into a centralised platform.
*Power BI development and reporting experience.
*Ability to operate strategically while remaining hands-on.
*Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Desirable Skills*Customer 360 / Single Customer View experience.
*Master Data Management (MDM) experience.
*Experience leading data transformation programmes.
*Azure or AWS data platform experience.
*Experience mentoring or leading Data Engineering teams.