Data Engineer

Data Engineer – Wigan (Hybrid)

I’m working with a growing, business who are investing heavily in their data team and are now looking for an Azure Data Engineer to play a key role in shaping their data landscape.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role where you’ll be responsible for building a cloud-based data warehouse, integrating data from multiple systems, and enabling business-wide reporting. With a major ERP implementation (Business Central) underway, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring data is structured, accessible, and fit for purpose across the organisation.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys greenfield-style engineering work, solving complex data challenges, and building scalable solutions from the ground up.

What’s in it for you?

• Salary up to £70,000 DOE
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office (Wigan), 2 from home
• Company bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Pension
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to take ownership of a modern Azure data platform build

Key skills

• Strong experience with Azure data technologies
• Ideally some Microsoft Fabric experience
• SQL
• Power BI
• Python
• ETL / data ingestion pipeline experience
• Data warehousing principles

Experience needed

• Proven experience building and maintaining cloud-based data warehouses
• Experience integrating data from multiple systems (ERP, transactional platforms, etc.)
• Exposure to Business Central or similar ERP systems would be highly beneficial
• Strong understanding of data architecture, governance, and data quality
• Comfortable working in a hands-on engineering role with limited stakeholder interaction
• Experience handling high-volume transactional data

Day to day

• Designing and building a scalable Azure-based data platform
• Developing and maintaining data pipelines for ingestion from various systems
• Supporting the implementation of Business Central, ensuring clean data flow across systems
• Creating a centralised data warehouse to power reporting and analytics tools
• Optimising and improving existing data infrastructure and processes
• Ensuring data is accurate, governed, and aligned to business needs
• Collaborating with technical teams to deliver robust data solutions

If you’re a Data Engineer who enjoys building modern data platforms and wants to take real ownership of a growing data function, this is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark! APPLY NOW or email alicia@forwardrole.com

*No sponsorship is available for this role and it is not suitable for those on short term visa or student visa*