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Senior Data Engineer - MS Fabric - Remote - £70k - £75k

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Senior Data Engineer - MS Fabric - Remote - £70k - £75k

My client are a leading Data Partner and consultancy looking for an experienced senior data engineer with skills in Microsoft Fabric being the absolute essential here, the Azure Data Platform and Python to join their expanding team in a role which encompasses technical know how and a client-facing skillset.

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary of up to £75k (DOE)
Annual Performance related bonus of 10%
Remote/hybrid working (once every 2 weeks in office) in Edinburgh, Manchester or London hubs
25 days annual leave (plus bank and public holidays)
Career progress programme - guaranteed learning and development investment
Life insurance
Private medical health insurance
Contributory pension schemeRole and Responsibilities

Possess a wide range of data engineering skills, with a focus on having delivered in Microsoft Azure
Develop good working relationships with clients on a project including interpersonal skills with both business and technical focused colleagues.
Experience working as a data engineer to develop performant end-to-end solutions in a collaborative team environment.
Delivering high-quality pieces of work, proven ability to escalate problems to client / senior team members where necessary and propose possible solutions.
Support building the Consulting practice through contribution to ongoing initiatives. This can include contributing to knowledge-sharing activities, and data services.
Demonstrated success in delivering commercial projects leveraging the above technologies.
Experience overseeing junior staff, including mentoring, reviewing work, and ensuring project alignment with organisational goals and standards.What do I need to apply for the role

Strong in Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse.
Expertise in SQL and Python.
Experience working with relational SQL databases either on premises or in the cloud.
Experience delivering multiple solutions using key techniques such as Governance, Architecture, Data Modelling, ETL / ELT, Data Lakes, Data Warehousing, Master Data, and BI.
A solid understanding of key processes in the engineering delivery cycle including Agile and DevOps, Git, APIs, Containers, Microservices and Data Pipelines.
Experience working with one or more of Spark, Kafka, or Snowflake

My client have very limited interview slots and they are looking to fill this vacancy within the next 2 weeks. I have limited slots for 1st stage interviews next week so if you're interest, get in touch ASAP with a copy of your most up to date CV and email me at or call me on (phone number removed).

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.

Nigel Frank are the go-to recruiter for Power BI and Azure Data Platform roles in the UK, offering more opportunities across the country than any other. We're the proud sponsor and supporter of SQLBits, Power Platform World Tour, the London Power BI User Group, Newcastle Power BI User Group and Newcastle Data Platform and Cloud 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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