Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer

450 to 465 per day Contract Inside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to join a major data transformation programme, delivering modern cloud-based data solutions using the Microsoft Azure platform.

You'll play a key role in designing and building scalable data pipelines, supporting enterprise reporting and analytics, and migrating legacy data into a modern Azure Lakehouse environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks and Azure Lakehouse.

• Design ETL/ELT solutions supporting Bronze, Silver and Gold layers using Medallion Architecture.

• Build and optimise data models for Power BI and enterprise reporting.

• Support migration of legacy data into Azure cloud services.

• Ensure data quality, integrity and governance through automated validation and monitoring.

• Optimise data processing performance and troubleshoot production data pipelines.

• Collaborate with architecture and governance teams to implement security, metadata and data lineage.

• Contribute to CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing and DevOps best practices.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience as an Azure Data Engineer.

• Strong Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Databricks experience.

• Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines within Azure Lakehouse environments.

• Knowledge of Medallion Architecture and Delta Lake.

• Strong SQL and Python skills.

• Experience with Power BI datasets and data modelling.

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

• Understanding of data governance, security and cloud best practices.

Skills:

• Azure

• Data Engineering

• Data Engineering

• Databricks

• Data Analysis This is an excellent opportunity to join a large-scale cloud transformation programme working with modern Azure technologies in a collaborative, agile environment.