GCP Data EngineerHybrid 2/3 days - LondonOUTSIDE IR/35As a Data Engineer, you''ll design, build, and operate scalable, reliable data pipelines and data infrastructure. Your work will ensure high-quality data is accessible, trusted, and ready for analytics and data science - powering business insights and decision-making across the company.What you''ll doBuild and maintain data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and export across multiple sources and destinationsDevelop and evolve scalable data architecture to meet business and performance requirementsPartner with analysts and data scientists to deliver curated, analysis-ready datasets and enable self-service analyticsImplement best practices for data quality, testing, monitoring, lineage, and reliabilityOptimise workflows for performance, cost, and scalability (eg, tuning Spark jobs, query optimisation, partitioning strategies)Ensure secure data handling and compliance with relevant data protection standards and internal policiesContribute to documentation, standards, and continuous improvement of the data platform and engineering processesWhat makes you a great fit5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, building and maintaining production-grade pipelines and datasetsStrong Python and SQL skills with a solid understanding of data structures, performance, and optimisation strategiesFamiliarity with GCP and ecosystem knowledge: BigQuery, Composer, Dataproc, Cloud Run, DataplexHands-on experience with orchestration (lik