Senior Azure Data Engineer

Our client is seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer to join their growing Managed Services team. This is a client-facing role focused on supporting and enhancing cloud-based data platforms, ensuring they are scalable, reliable, and high performing.

You will work within multidisciplinary Agile teams, providing both hands-on engineering and technical leadership. This role offers the opportunity to solve complex data challenges, improve platform performance, and help clients maximise the value of their data environments.

• Support and enhance data platforms built on Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, SQL Server, and SSIS.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline and platform issues across multiple environments.

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for data workflows and deployments.

• Lead performance tuning, optimisation, and reliability improvements across data platforms.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate technical challenges into actionable solutions.

• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring consistent delivery and value.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices within the team.

• Drive continuous improvement across development, testing, and deployment processes.

• Participate in an on-call rota as part of the Managed Services function.

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer supporting production data platforms and pipelines.

• Strong expertise in T-SQL and SQL Server, including performance tuning and optimisation.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory, including orchestration and environment management.

• Experience with SSIS for ETL and legacy data integration.

• Strong understanding of scalable and resilient data architecture design.

• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps.

• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, TDD).

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience managing multiple client environments and ensuring stability and performance.

Desirable:

• Understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).

• Familiarity with tools such as Power BI or Synapse Analytics.

• Experience with scripting languages such as Python.

• Exposure to IT service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow).

• Experience in consultancy or multi-client environments.

• Knowledge of monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.

• Competitive salary with structured progression opportunities.

• Contributory pension scheme (6% employer contribution).

• 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays.

• Flexible benefits package, including private healthcare, dental cover, and additional holiday purchase.

• Life assurance, critical illness cover, and wellbeing support.

• Cycle-to-Work scheme and electric vehicle salary sacrifice options.

• Access to discounts, financial wellbeing resources, and volunteer days.

To apply, please follow the application link provided by our client to review the full role details and submit your application.