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Technical Data Engineer / Analyst | Contract | Azure | 6 months | Hybrid | Outside IR35 | £425 - £475 | Nottingham |

We’re supporting a major data transformation programme and looking for a Technical Data Analyst to help migrate legacy systems into a modern Azure data platform. This is a hybrid role 3 days a week in the Nottingham office which is none negotiable. This is a ideal role for someone who is looking for hands on experience with Azure analytics tools and thrives in a data heavy environment.

What you'll be doing:

Analysing, understanding, and documenting legacy data structures

Supporting data model mapping from old systems into the new Azure platform

Validating migrated datasets for accuracy and completeness

Creating reporting assets and dashboards using Power BI

Working with engineers to identify data issues, test pipeline outputs, and improve overall data quality

Key Skills

Strong SQL skills and experience working with Azure‑hosted datasets

Power BI reporting/dashboards creation

Python experience

Exposure to Azure Data Lake, Databricks, or Data Factory is beneficial

If this is a role that suits your skill set, you are immediately available and can work 3 days a week in the office near Nottingham then please apply for the attached job or send your CV to (url removed).

Technical Data Engineer / Analyst | Contract | Azure | 6 months | Hybrid | Outside IR35 | £425 - £475 | Nottingham

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