LORIEN LIMITED
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer at LORIEN LIMITED, based in Glasgow, Scotland. This is a contract role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Contract · Hybrid
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Closing date
- Sector
- Data Analyst
Reference jobs/152224-Senior-Data-Engineer
About the role
Senior Data Engineer | 6 Month Contract InsideIR35 Up To £600 | Glasgow OR Dundee Hybrid
We're recruiting for a leading client that needs a hands-on, Data Engineer. The focus is optimising PostgreSQL databases where the data volumes are modest but heavily skewed.
The role
- Optimise complex SQL queries, stored procedures, functions and views in PostgreSQL
- Improve schema design and data modelling for performance
- Manage and troubleshoot Apache Kafka environments, including topics, producers, consumers and message delivery
- Build and maintain automated release pipelines using GitLab, Jenkins and Terraform
- Resolve production issues across the application, database and infrastructure layers
- Work within an Agile/Scrum team
Essential skills
- Strong PostgreSQL experience, including query tuning and performance optimisation
- Hands-on Apache Kafka experience
- Hands-on AWS experience
- GitLab (branching, merge requests, code reviews) and Jenkins pipelines
- CI/CD, release management and deployment automation with Terraform
- Agile/Scrum delivery
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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Reference: jobs/152224-Senior-Data-Engineer · Posted 2 days ago · Closes 29 Nov 2026 · Listed via LORIEN LIMITED
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