Senior Data Engineer
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Salary: £60,000–£70,000 + excellent benefits
Location: Birmingham or London (12 days per month in office)
Employment: Full time
Senior Data Engineer role taking ownership of enterprise‑grade Azure data solutions and advanced Power BI reporting. This high‑impact role offers technical leadership, architectural influence, and the chance to shape a modern cloud‑based data platform built on Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric.
The Role
* Lead the design, build, and optimisation of Azure Data Factory (ADF) ETL pipelines.
* Develop scalable Synapse Analytics data models and performance‑optimised SQL workloads.
* Own and enhance Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reporting standards (major focus).
* Shape cloud data architecture across Azure Data Lake and Synapse environments.
* Play a key role in the organisation’s transition to Microsoft Fabric.
* Implement robust data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks.
* Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver high‑value data solutions.
* Mentor junior data engineers and support engineering standards.
* Contribute to Agile delivery through Azure DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Advanced Power BI expertise: datasets, DAX, modelling, governance, performance tuning.
* Expert‑level Azure Data Factory (ETL/ELT pipelines, automation, optimisation).
* Strong Azure Synapse experience: warehousing, SQL pools, query tuning, stored procedures.
* Deep proficiency in SQL development and optimisation.
* Solid understanding of Azure Data Lake and cloud storage layers.
* Proven track record delivering Azure‑based data engineering solutions.
* Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
* Demonstrated mentoring or technical leadership experience.
Desirable
* Exposure to Microsoft Fabric.
* Experience with AI/automation tools (Copilot, ChatGPT) or Azure Machine Learning.
* Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry.
Benefits
* Pension: 7% employer / 5% employee
* Private Medical Insurance (optical & dental)
* Flexible hybrid working requiring 1–2 days per month in office
* Group Income Protection (75% salary)
* Death in Service (4x salary)
* Critical Illness Cover (£10k)
* 25 days holiday rising to 28
* Company bonus 8%
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