Senior Data Engineer and Analyst - Contractor

Back to Job OpeningsSenior Data Engineer and Analyst - ContractorBack to Job OpeningsData - UK - Hybrid - Contractor - up to 450£ dailySenior Data Engineer and Analyst - Contract Schedule: 3 days per week (flexible arrangement to be agreed).Duration: 11 months (3-month rolling contract, reviewed at each milestone)Rate: £450 per day (3-month rolling contract)About Modern MilkmanEveryday life adds up. The grocery list on the fridge, the jobs you keep meaning to sort - Modern Milkman helps people stay on top of it all, right from their doorstep, while making the better choice the easier one: less waste, more homegrown producers, a new life for the things you no longer need.What started as a single milkround in Lancashire has grown into a global platform, now helping hundreds of thousands of households across the UK and US run their homes in a better way.Doing that well, at scale, takes brilliant people. Which is where you come in.Modern Milkman is seeking an experienced Data Engineer/Analyst Hybrid to join our lean data team on a 3-day-per-week basis for 12 months (3-month rolling contract). This is a foundational role combining data infrastructure build, analytical insights delivery, and digital analytics ownership.Our data team is at an inflection point. We have solid foundational tooling (Looker, BigQuery, dbt), but our core data structures, business rules, and digital data feeds are incomplete or inaccurate. This is the primary blocker to self-serve analytics and meaningful insights work across the business. We need someone who can engineer the solution, deliver the insights, and own the digital data layer simultaneously—fixing the foundation whilst unlocking value for stakeholders.The RoleYou'll act as a bridge between raw data and reliable, actionable insights, working across three integrated disciplines:Data Engineering – Fix and improve our data feeds, validate business rules, build robust data models in our BI platform (Looker), and maintain observability of our data stack.Analytics & Insights – Conduct analysis that informs both day-to-day decisions and business strategy; empower stakeholders with self-serve analytics and upskill them in data literacy.Digital Analytics – Own the integrity of our digital data layer (tag management, event tracking, data collection); provide product and growth insights; support conversion rate optimisation and experimentation.Key ResponsibilitiesData Engineering & InfrastructureDiagnose and fix inaccurate data feeds, incomplete data structures, and incorrect business rules in Looker and our underlying warehouse.Design, build, and maintain data models (dbt) that serve both reporting and self-serve use cases.Implement and improve ELT pipelines and data transformations, ensuring reliability and performance.Develop and maintain data quality processes and monitoring (validation, observability, SLA enforcement).Proactively identify data issues, root cause failures, and address them promptly.Document data assets, models, pipelines, and transformations with clarity and accessibility in mind.Optimise data stack performance and cost efficiency.Analytics & Insights DeliveryConduct ad hoc and exploratory analysis to answer key business questions and inform decision-making.Create, maintain, and continuously improve self-serve data products (Looker dashboards, reports) that empower stakeholders to generate their own insights.Translate business problems into analytical solutions; identify root causes and recommend actionable outcomes.Communicate insights effectively to non-technical stakeholders using storytelling and clear business language.Upskill stakeholders in data literacy, helping them understand and trust digital data and analytics outputs.Work with stakeholders to scope data requirements and understand their challenges and needs.Digital Analytics OwnershipOwn the integrity of our digital data assets—tag management, event tracking, web/app data layer, and data collection strategy.Drive the...