Data Engineer (SQL Server / SSIS) – 3 Month Initial Contract – Remote / Cardiff

VIQU have partnered with an NHS organisation to recruit a hands-on Data Engineer to support critical data integration and ETL workloads across a Microsoft-based environment.

This Data Engineer role is focused on stabilising, improving and enhancing existing data pipelines, alongside supporting ongoing modernisation and cloud migration activities.

The Role

The successful Data Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of existing ETL processes, working across a hybrid on-premise and Azure-based data platform.

Key responsibilities include:

• Testing, troubleshooting and supporting existing ETL and data ingestion processes
• Investigating and resolving data issues, failures and performance bottlenecks
• Enhancing and optimising existing SSIS packages and SQL-based integrations
• Developing new ingestion pipelines and transformation logic where required
• Performing data validation, reconciliation and quality assurance activities
• Supporting wider data platform modernisation and Azure migration initiatives
• Collaborating with analytics and reporting teams to ensure downstream data reliability

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with SQL Server (on-premise) and SSIS
• Advanced T-SQL development and debugging skills
• Proven experience working on ETL pipelines, particularly testing and troubleshooting
• Experience enhancing existing integrations rather than just building from scratch
• Strong experience with data validation, reconciliation and quality assurance
• Experience using Python for ETL, automation or data processing
• Familiarity with Azure SQL or cloud-based data platforms
• Ability to work independently in an operational, delivery-focused environment

Desirable:

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse or Power Platform
• NHS or regulated data environment experience

Contract Overview

• Role: Data Engineer (SQL Server / SSIS)
• Length: 3 months initially (likely extension)
• IR35: Inside IR35
• Rate: £325 per day
• Location: Remote / Cardiff

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