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Lead Data Engineer

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Lead Data Engineer Location: Remote (Applicants must be UK based) Contract Length: Initial 6 months + possible extensions Outside IR35 Start Date: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Engineer with have a strong background in data architecture, data engineering, and cloud technologies, with experience in managing data across GCP

My Medical sector client needs someone with expertise in mitigation of issues with database query time, throughput, latency etc and long-term strategies to avoid some scaling issues.

They will then require assistant with migrating our data to a platform/service for better overall usability, compliance with scalable technologies like Big query and the Apache stack

Applicants must have experience of:

  • PostgreSQL
  • BigQuery
  • Apache stack (Parquet, Iceberg)
  • Big Data
  • GCP

Highly desirable:

Medical devices (ISO 13485) experience

If interested in this Lead Data Engineer role please apply with latest CV clearly showing experience with PostGreSQL, BigQuery, Apache stack, BigData and GCP.

Applicants must be UK based and have their own Ltd company.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: Temporary Interim Management

Specialism: Technology & Digital

Focus: Databases

Industry: IT

Salary: £550 - £600 per day + Outside IR35 - Fully Remote

Workplace Type: Remote

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: England

Job Reference: M3QZVK-ABC95C7A

Date posted: 9 January 2026

Consultant: Alex Taylor