Lead Data Platform Engineer - Outside IR35

Lead Data Platform Engineer - Outside IR35 - 1 day pw London (rest remote) - 3 months InitiallyWe are currently recruiting for a Lead Data Platform Engineer to join a programme focused on data platforms, analytics engineering, and modern Lakehouse solutions. The client is looking for a hands-on engineering professional with strong Microsoft Fabric, Spark, PySpark and SparkSQL expertise, capable of designing, building and supporting enterprise-scale data platforms.Start Date: ASAPDuration: 3 months InitiallyPay Rate: CompetitiveIR35 Status: Outside IR35Location: London (1 day per week onsite, remainder remote) The Role: The core requirement is strong Lakehouse expertise, particularly Spark, PySpark, and SparkSQL. Hands-on experience in low-code is essential. Data andamp; Analytics Expertise: Particularly relevant to your current Data Platform background: Data architecture (Lakehouse, Medallion, Kimball, 3NF). Data ingestion and processing. Data quality frameworks (Great Expectations, Soda). Data, BI and analytics platforms: Microsoft Fabric Purview APIs Streams Data governance and data literacy. KPI and semantic model design. AI and innovation in analytics. Software Engineering: Strong knowledge of: Design, Build, Test, Release, Deploy using Azure Fabric, data engineering tools. Secure coding practices. API design and integration patterns. Integrations using APIs, ADF for managing wide variety of data from structured, unstructured to semi. DevSecOps, Cloud andamp; ..... full job details .....