Azure Data Engineer - £500PD - Hybrid
We are seeking an Azure Data Engineer with strong experience in Databricks to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions on the Azure cloud platform. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on expertise across Azure data services, data modeling, ETL/ELT development, and collaborative engineering practices.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure Databricks (Python, PySpark, SQL).
* Build and optimize ETL/ELT workflows that ingest data from various on‑prem and cloud‑based sources.
* Work with Azure services including Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, and Event Hub.
* Implement data quality validation, monitoring, metadata management, and governance processes.
* Collaborate closely with data architects, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements.
* Optimize Databricks clusters, jobs, and runtimes for performance and cost efficiency.
* Develop CI/CD workflows for data pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
* Ensure security best practices for data access, data masking, and role‑based access control.
* Produce technical documentation and contribute to data engineering standards and best practices.
Required Skills and Experience
* Proven experience as a Data Engineer working with Azure cloud services.
* Strong profic…
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