Senior Data Engineer - Data Platform (Contract)

The client is a Singapore-based data consultancy seeking a hands‑on Senior Data Engineer to support the delivery of complex data‑platform projects.

This is an initial six‑month contract. An extension may be considered depending on project requirements and performance, but is not guaranteed.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate scalable end‑to‑end data pipelines.
• Develop reliable data‑platform components across on‑premise or hybrid environments.
• Establish and maintain data governance, metadata, cataloguing and lineage capabilities.
• Monitor pipeline performance and ensure agreed reliability and service‑level requirements are met.
• Troubleshoot data‑quality, integration and platform‑performance issues.
• Produce appropriate technical documentation and operating procedures.
• Work directly with technical stakeholders and client teams to translate project requirements into practical solutions.
• Contribute as a senior individual contributor without requiring a people‑management remit.

Requirements

• Minimum 6 years of hands‑on experience in data engineering, platform engineering or a closely related role.
• Proven experience building and operating production‑grade data pipelines end to end.
• Strong exposure to on‑premise or hybrid infrastructure; candidates whose experience is primarily limited to managed cloud services may be less suited to this requirement.
• Practical experience with Databricks, Snowflake or comparable enterprise data platforms.
• Experience in data governance, metadata management, catalogues or data lineage.
• Ability to operate independently in a senior technical capacity and communicate effectively with client stakeholders.
• Willingness to accept an initial six‑month contract and attend client locations when required.

Preferred Experience

• Data‑platform delivery within regulated environments such as banking, fintech, healthcare or data centres.
• Experience supporting high‑volume or business‑critical data infrastructure.
• Exposure to platform reliability, security controls and service‑level management.

This position focuses on data‑platform engineering and infrastructure. It is not primarily a business intelligence, dashboarding, visualisation or data‑analyst role.