Data Engineer

Data Engineer
Hybrid - work from home + London
c£60k - £70k + Bens

An exciting opportunity is available for a curious and technically ambitious Data Engineer looking to take on greater ownership. Working closely with global Finance teams and external integration partners, you'll play a pivotal role in engaging stakeholders, shaping requirements, and contributing to solution design from the outset. This role is suited to mid-level or experienced data engineers with a strong understanding of modern cloud platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric, who are keen to move beyond maintenance work and help shape a platform. The client is a leading organisation in the live entertainment sector, making this particularly relevant for candidates with experience in fast-paced B2C environments such as retail, e-commerce, media, food & beverage, or travel and hospitality. Based in Central London, the company operates a flexible hybrid model, with occasional on-site attendance required.

The Finance Lakehouse solution is built on Microsoft Fabric, with Power BI Direct Lake at its core, and integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365 data across multiple regions. It serves as the central repository for finance dataflows, reducing manual processes and data duplication across the business. You'll work closely with the Data Architect, who is currently the primary resource supporting the system. The aim is to share ownership, improve resilience during busy periods, and accelerate delivery of new features and enhancements. While Fabric is the primary platform, part of the role involves optimising its use identifying limitations, improving efficiency, and implementing practical workarounds. You'll also work with their Snowflake platform, identifying opportunities to shift functionality where it improves performance, scalability, or resilience.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, test and document new features for the Finance Lakehouse platform.
• Share ownership of the product backlog with the Data Architect.
• Share ownership of Azure and Power BI assets, including BAU support and incident response.
• Build relationships with Finance stakeholders and external integration partners.
• Drive improvements to the development environment and ways of working, in partnership with the Data Architect.
• Stay current with platform developments and contribute ideas for improving or evolving the architecture.

Skills, qualities and experience
Familiar with modern cloud data platforms such as DataBricks, Snowflake or MS Fabric. Comfortable engaging directly with stakeholders, taking ownership of technical decisions, and contributing to the broader data strategy.

Essential

• SQL
• PySpark/Python
• DBT
• Azure knowledge (i.e. Logic apps)
• Power BI/Fabric Semantic Models
• Ability to work with stakeholders with their own operational pressures.
• Able to follow best practices and adapt where needed.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with D365 data.
• Fabric experience in an enterprise setting, including monitoring.
• Snowflake or Databricks experience
• API Integration (OData ideally)
• Basic accounting knowledge

Salary will be dependent on experience and likely to be in the region of £60,000 - £70,000 plus a comprehensive benefits package.

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.