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About the Role
VCCP is seeking an exceptionally sharp, hands-on Senior Data Engineer on a contract basis to architect and build core data platform capabilities. This execution-focused role requires immediate start and ownership of building robust, scalable data infrastructure using Microsoft Fabric, driving high engineering standards across data ingestion, transformation, CI/CD, and dev process automation.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and platform components within Microsoft Fabric.
- Design and implement robust data ingestion pipelines across a wide variety of sources, including REST APIs, database connectors, event streams, and batch feeds.
- Establish and maintain modern development processes, including Git workflows, automated testing, and CI/CD deployment pipelines for data artifacts.
- Write clean, modular, and optimized production code in Python and SQL to handle complex data processing tasks efficiently.
- Enforce high code quality, data modeling standards, monitoring, alert setups, and documentation across the data lifecycle.
Requirements
- Deep, practical experience building production-grade solutions within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem (OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Pipelines, Data Factory, Dataflows).
- Advanced, expert-level proficiency in Python (PySpark, Pandas, API orchestration) and complex analytical SQL.
- Extensive experience ingesting data from varied source systems via REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, databases, and flat files.
- Hands-on experience setting up CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar), automated testing frameworks, and version control best practices for data teams.
- Proven track record of designing data platforms from early stage through to production delivery.
- Prior experience with GCP data tools (BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow) is advantageous, though not mandatory.
- Previous exposure to marketing, advertising, or media agency data ecosystems.
Skills
- Microsoft Fabric
- Python
- SQL
- PySpark
- Pandas
- API orchestration
- REST APIs
- GraphQL APIs
- Webhooks
- Database connectors
- Event streams
- Batch feeds
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Automated testing
- Version control
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- BigQuery
- Cloud Storage
- Dataflow
Location
- North America
- EMEA
- APAC
Work Type
- Contract
- Part-time (3 days per week)
Experience Level
- Senior
About the Company
- VCCP is the global challenger network for challenger brands.
- With over 1,500 people across 13 offices in North America, EMEA and APAC, VCCP challenges convention to deliver value for the world’s most ambitious organisations.
- VCCP brings specialists from every discipline into one fully integrated network.
- Founded on the principles of simplicity, collaboration and un-preciousness.
- Clients include Virgin Media O2, Barclays, Cadbury, Compare the Market, Domino’s, White Claw, easyJet, Primark and Co-op.
- VCCP has topped the AAR’s annual new business ranking in 13 of the last 14 years and holds multiple Agency of the Year titles.
- VCCP shares the ambition to challenge itself, its clients, and the industry for the better.
Equal Opportunity
- VCCP believes that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within the agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self.
- VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or ethnicity.
- If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know via joinus@vccp.com.