This role is a Senior Azure Data Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, offering a pay rate of "£X per hour." Key skills include Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Python, and data modeling. Experience with data security and compliance is essential.
About the role
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract, working for the Data Platform team on the S4 HANA upgrade project.
We know that having a work‑life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. The base location for this role is Newcastle Upon Tyne.
What you'll do
Guide and support your team members, encouraging and supporting a collaborative and productive work environment.
Develop and implement data ingestion solutions on the Azure platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance, leveraging technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Python.
Design and maintain robust ETL/ELT processes to integrate data from various sources into Azure data services.
Help to implement DataOps practices to streamline and automate the data lifecycle, ensuring faster delivery and higher quality of data products.
Design and manage CI/CD pipelines for data workflows to facilitate automated testing and deployment.
Ensure data quality, security, and compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand and address their data needs.
Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in the Azure ecosystem, other technologies/methods, and data engineering, helping to drive continuous improvement within the team.
About you
Can demonstrate advanced knowledge of cloud services, preferably the broader Fabric or Databricks suite of products; or Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Function Apps, alongside a skillset incorporating data modelling techniques and business data requirement comprehension, documentation and communication.
Are able to work efficiently in a dynamic environment, with a focus on detail and accuracy and have a keenness to problem‑solve.
Hold a steadfast commitment to data security and ability to guide others in this area.
Are keen to understand the commercial drivers of the business and can build data solutions to drive growth.
Benefits
• 25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro‑rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day.
• Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary.
• Profit share: 10% of our profits distributed to all employees with at least 6‑month service each year.
• Private Medical Insurance free for you and subsidised for your dependants.
• Permanent Health Insurance – a replacement income scheme.
• Greggs pension scheme – a defined‑contribution management pension scheme with employer contributions and tax advantages.
• Death in service benefit – lump‑sum payment equal to 4 times your yearly salary.
• Colleague discount – up to 50% off our own‑produced products.
• Share save schemes – discounted Greggs shares bought over a fixed time.
• Career progression, learning and development.
• Employee Assistance Programme – a free, confidential helpline and mobile app for wellbeing support.
• Perks and savings such as digital gift card discounts, cashback, coupons and lifestyle offers.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Greggs Pledge – commitment to community, environment and better business.
• Colleague Networks – internal groups for support and feedback.
About Greggs
We love what we do, and we have fun! Our culture is family‑led, inclusive and welcoming to all backgrounds. We value hard work and authenticity in a supportive environment.
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