Senior Data Engineer

SF Partners
Birmingham, West Midlands (county), United Kingdom
Last week
£55,000 – £65,000 pa

Salary

£55,000 – £65,000 pa

Seniority
Senior
Posted
12 Apr 2026 (Last week)

Birmingham | Hybrid

£55,000 – £65,000 + excellent benefits

We are partnering with an established, customer-focused business based in Birmingham that continues to invest significantly in its data and technology capabilities.

They are seeking to appoint a Senior Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in developing their Azure data estate and to drive the next phase of their platform modernisation journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who thrives on ownership, influencing technical direction, and collaborating closely with the wider business to deliver impactful data solutions.

The role offers a genuine blend of technical delivery, platform enhancement, and leadership exposure

What's the job?

You will be responsible for leading the design, development and optimisation of scalable data solutions within a modern Microsoft Azure environment.

A key focus of the role will be enhancing data integration, modelling, and accessibility to support reporting and operational decision-making, while facilitating the ongoing migration from legacy systems to Azure.

You will collaborate closely with internal Business Intelligence and technology teams, helping to establish best practises across data engineering and platform performance.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and optimisation of data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows

Develop scalable solutions across Azure Synapse, Data Factory, and Data Lake

Support the ongoing evolution of the wider Azure data platform

Enhance data models and reporting layers that underpin downstream BI solutions

Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, finance, and technology teams

Define and promote best practises around data quality, security, and governance

Support cloud migration and platform modernisation initiatives

Drive continuous improvement in performance, automation, and reliability

Provide technical leadership and guidance across engineering projects

Person Specification

We welcome applications from strong engineers with solid experience across the Microsoft data stack, particularly:

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

SQL

ETL/ELT pipeline development

Power BI data modelling and reporting integration

Experience with SSIS, SSRS, or legacy SQL environments (desirable)

Most importantly, we seek someone who combines strong technical expertise with a commercial mindset and a collaborative approach.

You are not expected to meet every requirement.

Strong Azure data engineering experience remains the key priority.

Why This Opportunity Is Worth Exploring

Greater ownership and influence

A modern Azure cloud environment

A visible, impactful role within the business

Long-term career progression opportunities

A balanced blend of hands-on technical work and leadership exposure

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