Data Idols

Senior Data Engineer Salary: 80,000 - 95,000 Location: London Hybrid/Remote Data Idols are working with a leading technology organisation that is continuing to invest in its data engineering capabilities. They are looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join their team, helping to develop and scale the data infrastructure that supports business growth. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a modern cloud-based data stack, taking ownership of complex data integrations and building reliable data foundations that support analytics, operational decision-making and AI-driven products. The Opportunity As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, building and maintaining the data pipelines and integration architecture connecting commercial systems with a central cloud data warehouse. You'll work across a range of data systems and technologies, ensuring data flows reliably and efficiently throughout the organisation. You'll take ownership of developing scalable data solutions, improving data quality and ensuring the underlying infrastructure supports evolving business needs. Working closely with technical teams and business stakeholders, you'll help optimise data processes, simplify complex architectures and ensure the business can make the most of its data. Skills and Experience Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer, building and maintaining production-grade data pipelines Extensive hands-on experience with Python and SQL Strong experience with GCP and BigQuery Experience with HubSpot Practical experience with reverse ETL and moving data between warehouses and operational systems Strong understanding of APIs Familiarity with modern data engineering tools such as dbt, Airflow, Fivetran or Census Excellent stakeholder management skills If you're an experienced Senior Data Engineer who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, working with modern cloud technologies and building data platforms that make a genuine business impact, we'd love to hear from you. Senior Data Engineer

Staff Data Analyst Salary: 85,000 - 105,000 Location: London Hybrid/Remote Data Idols are working with a leading technology organisation that is continuing to invest in its data and analytics capabilities. They are looking for an experienced Staff Data Analyst to join their team, helping to shape commercial analytics and deliver high-impact insights that support business growth. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled, cross-functional data team, taking ownership of complex analytical challenges and influencing strategic decisions across a fast-growing technology business. The Opportunity As a Staff Data Analyst, you'll play a key role in driving advanced commercial analytics, working closely with senior stakeholders across revenue operations, customer success and wider business teams. You'll lead complex analytical initiatives helping the business better understand customer behaviour and identify opportunities. You'll also help shape analytical standards, develop scalable data models and ensure insights are delivered through reliable, well-governed data foundations. Working alongside data engineers, analytics engineers and data scientists, you'll have the autonomy to lead complex projects, solve ambiguous business challenges and influence the technical direction of commercial analytics. Skills and Experience Expert SQL skills and strong hands-on Python experience Advanced dbt experience Strong experience with modern cloud data platforms, ideally GCP and BigQuery Experience with Looker Deep understanding of commercial analytics Proven experience leading complex analytical initiatives from initial problem definition through to delivery Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to translate analytical findings into meaningful business recommendations Excellent stakeholder management skills If you're an experienced Staff Data Analyst who enjoys solving complex commercial challenges, working across the full analytics stack and influencing strategic business decisions, we'd love to hear from you. Staff Data Analyst

Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead 500- 600 per day 12-month contract Location: Fully remote We are currently looking for an Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead to help an established publishing business strengthen its online payment security and modernise its ecommerce platforms. Working closely with developers and business stakeholders, you'll assess existing payment integrations, identify security gaps and help deliver improvements. Alongside this, you'll shape new customer portals and ecommerce functionality, supporting the replacement of legacy systems. This Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead role offers the opportunity to tackle immediate payment fraud challenges while helping build secure, reliable online experiences for the future. The Opportunity You'll combine ecommerce implementation experience with a strong understanding of payment security, providing practical guidance and helping developers deliver effective solutions. Your responsibilities will include: Reviewing existing ecommerce platforms and payment integrations to identify weaknesses and prioritise improvements. Helping investigate credit card fraud attacks and implement appropriate preventative controls. Designing and supporting the delivery of new customer portals and secure checkout journeys. Implementing payment integrations and digital wallet functionality. Guiding developers through technical design, implementation and testing. Supporting the replacement of legacy ecommerce functionality. What's in it for you? 500- 600 per day. Fully remote working. A 12-month contract. Ownership of meaningful ecommerce and payment improvements. The opportunity to combine technical delivery, security and platform modernisation. Skills and Experience Proven experience implementing ecommerce platforms and online payment integrations. Practical experience addressing payment fraud risks and strengthening checkout security. Knowledge of tokenisation, 3D Secure and PCI DSS considerations. Experience implementing digital wallet payment functionality. The ability to guide developers and turn technical recommendations into working solutions. Experience replacing legacy ecommerce platforms or building customer portals. A background as an ecommerce technical lead, solutions architect or senior implementation consultant. Experience working across complex enterprise environments. If you would like to be considered for this Ecommerce & Payments Technical Lead contract, please send your CV by clicking the Apply button below.

Analytics Engineer - Contract Day Rate: 400 - 550 per day Location: London Remote Data Idols are working with a growing, product-led technology business that is continuing to invest in its data and analytics capabilities. They are looking for an experienced Analytics Engineer to join on a contract basis, helping to develop and scale the data models and infrastructure that underpin analytics and business decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a modern cloud-based data environment, taking ownership of data modelling and transformation while helping to improve how data is structured, accessed and used across the organisation. The Opportunity As an Analytics Engineer, you'll play a key role in designing, building and maintaining scalable data models using dbt and SQL, transforming complex raw data into reliable, well-structured datasets that support analytics and reporting. Working closely with Data Engineers, Analysts and wider business teams, you'll help develop and optimise the data modelling layer, improve data quality and establish reusable, consistent data structures. You'll also contribute to the development of a modern cloud data warehouse, ensuring data is accessible, trustworthy and ready to support a growing range of analytical use cases. Skills and Experience Strong experience in Analytics Engineering, with a focus on data modelling and transformation Hands-on experience with dbt, building, testing and maintaining scalable data models Advanced SQL skills, with experience writing and optimising complex queries Experience working with modern cloud data warehouses, ideally BigQuery/GCP Strong understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modelling and ELT processes If you're an experienced Analytics Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity, where you can take ownership of data modelling and work with modern technologies, we'd love to hear from you! Analytics Engineer

Staff AI Engineer Salary: 105,000 - 120,000 Location: London Hybrid Data Idols are working with a leading organisation that is investing significantly in its Data & AI capabilities. They are looking for an Staff AI Engineer to lead a small engineering squad and help shape, build and scale AI solutions across the business. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining AI engineering, technical strategy and team leadership, with the opportunity to take emerging AI technologies and turn them into secure, scalable products that deliver real business value. The Opportunity As a Staff AI Engineer, you'll take ownership of the technical direction of a growing AI engineering capability, leading the design, development and deployment of Data, AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions. Partnering closely with business and technology stakeholders, you'll identify high-value AI use cases, rapidly prototype new solutions and take successful ideas through to production. You'll also play an important role in shaping the AI technical roadmap and ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, well-governed and aligned with responsible AI practices. Skills and Experience Strong experience delivering Data, AI, Machine Learning and Generative AI solutions Hands-on experience with Databricks Strong experience with Microsoft Foundry and the wider Azure ecosystem Experience leading and mentoring AI or engineering teams Experience designing and delivering scalable, production-ready AI solutions Strong stakeholder management If you're an experienced Staff AI Engineer looking for a role where you can stay hands-on, lead a talented technical team and shape how AI is built and scaled across a major organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Staff AI Engineer

Data Governance Lead Salary: 125,000 - 135,000 Location: London Hybrid Data Idols are working with a leading organisation that is investing in and strengthening its data capabilities. They are looking for a Data Governance Lead to take ownership of their data governance strategy, helping to shape how data is managed, protected and used across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a data governance programme, combining strategic ownership with a practical approach to improving data standards, privacy and compliance. The Opportunity As a Data Governance Lead, you'll take ownership of the data governance roadmap, identifying gaps, defining priorities and driving improvements across data privacy, quality, ownership, access and retention. Working closely with data engineering, analytics and business stakeholders, you'll translate governance requirements into practical solutions, ensuring standards and processes are embedded across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in improving data visibility, classification and lineage, establishing scalable governance frameworks and empowering teams to manage data responsibly and effectively. Skills and Experience Proven experience leading, developing or scaling data governance programmes Strong understanding of data governance principles Good knowledge of GDPR and experience translating regulatory requirements into practical processes Strong technical understanding of modern data platforms, including SQL, cloud data warehouses and data transformation tools Experience working with data lineage, discovery and classification tools Ability to identify governance gaps, assess risks and develop practical improvement plans Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing technical and business teams If you're an experienced Data Governance Lead looking for an opportunity to take ownership of a high-impact governance programme, shape strategy and drive meaningful change across an organisation, we'd love to hear from you. Data Governance Lead