Data Engineer - Developer

Data Engineer / Python Developer - Contract (12 Months)
Location: Dublin (Hybrid)

We are working with a leading global data and analytics organisation in the insurance risk sector who are looking for a Data Engineer / Python Developer to join their analytics team on a 12-month contract.

This role sits within a highly collaborative data science and analytics team responsible for building and enhancing data-driven products used across the insurance lifecycle, including pricing, underwriting, and fraud detection. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing data pipelines, processing large datasets, and supporting the delivery of new analytics products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes using Python

• Process, clean and transform large and complex datasets from multiple sources

• Work closely with data scientists, engineers and product teams to support analytics product development

• Ensure data quality, integrity and consistency across analytical workflows

• Contribute to writing clean, maintainable and well-tested code

• Support internal analytics processes and continuously improve data workflows

• Communicate analytical outputs and technical progress to stakeholders where required

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Python for data processing and automation

• Strong SQL skills and experience querying large datasets

• Experience building or supporting data pipelines / ETL workflows

• Experience working with structured and unstructured data formats

• Familiarity with Git-based version control and coding best practices

• Strong attention to detail and ability to work across multiple projects in a collaborative environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (Azure preferred)

• Exposure to large-scale data processing tools such as Databricks or Spark

• Experience working with insurance or financial services data

• Familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Power BI

What's on Offer

• 12-month contract with a leading data and analytics organisation

• Opportunity to work on data-driven products used across the insurance industry

• Collaborative environment working alongside experienced data scientists and engineers