Data Engineering Consultant

Northampton
4 months ago
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A growing Microsoft Partner Consultancy are looking for a passionate Data Engineer join their impressive team, and work on cutting-edge projects for a variety of customers.

The role is home-based, with some element of travel to client sites when required, and to company conferences and events (expenses-paid). For this reason, they're able to consider candidates across the UK.

This role sits within their specialist Data Practice - where you'll work as part of an Agile team to deliver modern data solutions for their clients, enabling better decision-making and driving innovation.

You'll work on projects end-to-end, from running workshops to gather requirements, through to solution design, development, implementation and support.

Projects typically span data ingestion, data storage (e.g. building new data lakes or data warehouses), data processing, data management, analytics and visualisation, using the latest technologies such as Azure SQL, Synapse Analytics, Fabric, Databricks, Power BI and more

This role would be well-suited to a Data Engineer looking to take their first-step into Consultancy, or perhaps someone from a BI or SQL Developer background who is looking to step into Data Engineering - being a Microsoft Partner, they are committed to supporting you through your Microsoft Certifications with a huge emphasis on both personal and professional development!

We are looking for experience in most of the below areas…

Experience in a Data Engineering (or similar) role
Strong scripting skills in SQL (and Python would be a bonus)
Experience designing and developing ETL/ELT processes using the Azure platform - Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks or Fabric
Knowledge of data lakes and medallion lake house design
Working knowledge of Power BI or similar
Strong communication, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills
Microsoft Certifications are desirable but not essentialBenefits:

Salary from £40-50,000 depending upon experience
Annual salary review
Bonus up to 10%
Pension - 5% matched
25 days holiday
Home working allowance
Enhanced parental pay and leave
Support towards industry certifications
And much more!

Please Note: This is a permanent role for UK residents only. This role does not offer Sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.

Tenth Revolution Group / Nigel Frank are the go-to recruiter for Data and AI roles in the UK, offering more opportunities across the country than any other. We're the proud sponsor and supporter of SQLBits, and the London Power BI User Group. To find out more and speak confidentially about your job search or hiring needs, please contact me directly at

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