Principal Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid)Contract Type: Contract (Inside IR35)Day Rate: Up to £650 per dayDuration: Initial contract through December with potential extensionStart Date: ASAP Principal Data Engineer Financial Services Transformation Programme We are seeking an experienced Principal Data Engineer to join a major financial services transformation programme focused on delivering a modern, cloud-based data platform. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior data engineering professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement skills. You will play a key role in shaping data solutions, providing technical leadership, and remaining hands-on in the delivery of business-critical data initiatives. Working closely with Data Architects, Product Owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams, you will help design and implement scalable data platforms, establish engineering best practices, and support the migration of legacy data assets to a modern cloud architecture. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native data solutions. Translate business requirements into practical and effective data engineering solutions. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Data Engineers and delivery teams. Remain hands-on with the design, development, testing, and deployment of data pipelines and data products. Design and implement modern Lakehouse architectures leveraging Databricks and AWS services. ..... full job details .....