Data Engineer

Data Engineer (with MS Fabric experience)
Initial 6 month contract outside IR35 - Circ £500 - £600 per day (DOE)
Work From Home + Central London office 1 or 2 days per week

A pragmatic and self-sufficient Data Engineer with solid practical experience of the Microsoft Fabric platform in an Enterprise setting is required for this initial 6 month assignment with potential for further extension. Working along our clients Data Architect, the Data Engineer will work closely with the Global Finance team and external partners to deliver Finance solutions. Having implemented a Finance Lakehouse using the MS Fabric platform primarily integrating D365 data, they are now expanding into additional regions and integrating with other systems. The Data Engineer will use their knowledge of working with the MS Fabric platform to recommend improvements to the current setup, so it's important they can engage effectively with finance stakeholders regarding the implementation and testing of new features / changes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Enhance the use of Fabric within the Finance Lakehouse by recommending setup improvements and developing out the existing logging and automated testing processes.
• Deliver business-as-usual (BAU) support.
• Develop and document new features for the platform.
• Support the Architect in managing DevOps tickets and overseeing Azure and Power Platform assets.
• Collaborate with the Architect to establish peer review practices and assess the feasibility of implementing continuous integration (CI) builds.
• Partner with the Architect to transition from a "fail fast" approach to a more stable and controlled iteration management process.

To be considered for the post you'll need all the essential criteria
Essential

• SQL
• Pyspark/Python
• Power BI/Fabric Semantic Models
• Ability to work with / alongside stakeholders with their own operational pressures
• Able to follow best practices and adapt, even without established iteration management

Desirable

• DBT
• Previous experience of working with D365 data
• API Integration (OData ideally)
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Snowflake

This assignment is signed off and approved with the hope of getting someone started ASAP and before Christmas. Day rate is dependent on experience and expected to be in the region of £500 - £600 outside IR35.
For further information, please send your CV to Wayne Young at Youngs Employment Services Ltd. YES acts in the capacity of both an Employment Agent and Employment Business.