Data Engineer (Banking Experience)

Job Title: Contract Data Engineer (Banking Experience Required) Location: London (Hybrid) Day Rate: £550–£600 per day (Outside IR35 – subject to assessment) Contract Length: 6 months initial (extensions likely) Overview Chapman Tate are looking for an experienced Contract Data Engineer with a strong background in banking or financial services to support a range of high-priority data initiatives. You will play a key role in delivering scalable data solutions, enabling regulatory reporting, and improving data architecture across the organisation. Key Responsibilities * Design, build, and optimise scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes * Integrate and transform large volumes of financial data from multiple sources * Work closely with stakeholders across technology, risk, and business teams * Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and compliance * Contribute to data platform enhancements and cloud migration projects * Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues in a fast-paced environment Required Skills & Experience * Proven track record as a Data Engineer within banking or financial services (essential) * Strong SQL and Python (or equivalent) development skills * Hands-on experience with modern data platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery) * Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP) * Solid understanding of data modelling, warehousing, and pipeline design * Experience supporting regulatory or risk-related data workflows Desirable Experience * Exposure to real-time/streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka) * Experience in large-scale data transformation or migration programmes * Familiarity with CI/CD, DataOps, or DevOps practices If you’re a contract Data Engineer with banking experience available in the next two weeks, please apply with your latest CV