Senior Data Engineer
Role Overview
Design, develop and optimise the organisation's modern data platform to provide trusted, secure and high-quality data for reporting, BI, analytics and AI-enabled decisions.
Work with business stakeholders, analysts, architects and technical teams to deliver scalable cloud data solutions using Microsoft technologies.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Overview
Design, develop and optimise the organisation's modern data platform to provide trusted, secure and high-quality data for reporting, BI, analytics and AI-enabled decisions.
Work with business stakeholders, analysts, architects and technical teams to deliver scalable cloud data solutions using Microsoft technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and maintain scalable pipelines, integrations and data solutions using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and related technologies.
- Build and optimise ETL/ELT processes for reporting, BI, analytics and AI initiatives.
- Design data lake, Lakehouse, warehouse and semantic model architectures.
- Integrate cloud and on-premise systems, maintaining data access, security and reliability.
- Implement data quality controls, monitoring, governance and security measures.
- Modernise legacy reporting and data platforms and support Microsoft Fabric adoption.
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions with BI developers, analysts and stakeholders.
- Create technical documentation, solution designs and operational procedures; contribute to continuous improvement.
Skills and Experience
- Strong enterprise data solution experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft cloud technologies.
- Advanced SQL and experience with data pipelines, ETL/ELT and large-scale data solutions.
- Knowledge of data lake, Lakehouse and warehouse architectures, star schema and dimensional modelling.
- Experience building secure, scalable, high-performing data platforms and integrating business and third-party systems.
- Knowledge of data governance, quality, security and regulatory compliance; experience with Power BI semantic models and reporting.
- AI, machine learning or advanced analytics experience is desirable.
- Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Purview, Python, Spark, DataOps, DevOps, AI platforms or cloud modernisation experience is desirable.
Candidate Approach
The employer values problem-solving, clear communication with technical and non-technical audiences, organisation, collaboration, independent work and continuous learning.
Work Eligibility
- Visa sponsorship is unavailable; applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK.
- Application examples and statements must be honest, accurate and based on the applicant's own experience.
Salary and Contract
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Salary is up to £57,650 per annum.
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