Senior Database Administrator

167 Solutions are partnering with a global organisation embarking on a significant data transformation programme. As investment in analytics, AI and business intelligence continues to grow, we are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in shaping and delivering a modern enterprise data platform.

This opportunity offers the chance to work on large-scale data initiatives, modern cloud technologies and next-generation analytics capabilities that will support strategic decision-making across the business.

You will join a growing data function responsible for building and evolving a modern cloud-based data ecosystem. Working closely with business stakeholders, product teams and technical leadership, you will help design scalable solutions that transform raw operational data into meaningful business insight.

This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, making it ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges while mentoring others and influencing the future direction of a data platform.

• Designing and developing modern cloud-based data solutions
• Building scalable data pipelines that ingest, transform and deliver business-critical information
• Creating high-quality datasets that support reporting, analytics and AI initiatives
• Driving improvements across data architecture, engineering practices and platform performance
• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business challenges and deliver practical data solutions
• Leading technical discussions and contributing to platform strategy and roadmap planning
• Supporting the implementation of data governance, security and quality frameworks
• Optimising data processes for performance, reliability and scalability
• Working with structured, semi-structured and unstructured data sources
• Supporting the adoption of modern engineering practices and automation
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to capability development across the team
• Evaluating emerging technologies and identifying opportunities for innovation

You will work within a modern Microsoft data ecosystem including:

• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft Fabric
• Power BI
• SQL
• Python
• Data Lake technologies
• API Integrations
• Data Warehousing
• ETL / ELT Frameworks
• Data Modelling
• Analytics and Reporting Platforms

• Strong commercial experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Architect or Lead Data Engineer
• Advanced SQL development skills
• Strong Python experience, including data manipulation and transformation
• Experience building enterprise-scale data platforms and pipelines
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure data services
• Strong understanding of data modelling and data architecture principles
• Experience designing solutions for reporting and analytics workloads
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality and security best practices
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience operating within Agile delivery environments

• Microsoft Fabric
• Power BI development
• PySpark
• REST API integrations
• Lakehouse architectures
• AI and Machine Learning platforms
• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Vector databases
• Generative AI solutions
• Power Platform technologies
• Data transformation or modernisation programmes

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical depth with a pragmatic approach to delivery. You'll be comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into scalable solutions and helping shape the future direction of a growing data capability.

This role would suit candidates currently working as:

• Senior Data Engineer
• Lead Data Engineer
• Data Architect
• Analytics Engineer
• Azure Data Engineer
• Microsoft Fabric Engineer
• Data Platform Engineer

• Remote-first working model
• Opportunity to shape enterprise-wide data strategy
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI and analytics initiatives
• Modern Microsoft technology stack
• Significant career progression opportunities
• Collaborative and innovative technology environment

If you're passionate about building modern data platforms and want to play a key role in a major data transformation journey, we'd love to hear from you.