Job Description
Overview
Our client is seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer to join their growing Managed Services team. This is a client-facing role focused on supporting and enhancing cloud-based data platforms, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and high performing.
You will work within multidisciplinary Agile teams, providing both hands-on engineering and technical leadership. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex data challenges, improve platform performance, and help clients maximise the value of their data environments.
Responsibilities
• Support and enhance data platforms built on Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server, and SSIS.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline and platform issues across multiple environments.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and deployments.
• Lead performance tuning, optimisation, and reliability improvements across data platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate technical challenges into actionable solutions.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring consistent delivery and value.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement across development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Participate in an on-call rota as part of the Managed Services function.
Requirements
Essential:
• Proven experience as a Data Engineer supporting production data platforms and pipelines.
• Strong expertise in T-SQL and SQL Server, including performance tuning and optimisation.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory, including orchestration and environment management.
• Experience with SSIS for ETL and legacy data integration.
• Strong understanding of scalable and resilient data architecture design.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple client environments and ensuring stability and performance.
Desirable:
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
• Familiarity with tools such as Power BI or Synapse Analytics.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python.
• Exposure to IT service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow).
• Experience in consultancy or multi-client environments.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
Benefits
• Competitive salary with structured progression opportunities.
• Contributory pension scheme (6% employer contribution).
• 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays.
• Flexible benefits package, including private healthcare, dental cover, and additional holiday purchase.
• Life assurance, critical illness cover, and wellbeing support.
• Cycle-to-Work scheme and electric vehicle salary sacrifice options.
• Access to discounts, financial wellbeing resources, and volunteer days.
Application Process
To apply, please follow the application link provided by our client to review the full role details and submit your application.