Data Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Data Engineer with Microsoft Fabric experience to join an exciting public sector programme. Location • County Hall, Morpeth in Northumberland • On-site attendance required once every fortnight Rate • £500 - £550 p.d inside IR35 Clearance • BPSS clearance required About the Role We're seeking a highly skilled Data Engineer with a strong focus on Microsoft Fabric to design and deliver modern data integration, transformation, and visualisation solutions. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll also mentor junior team members and help establish engineering best practices. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and optimise data solutions using Microsoft Fabric • Deliver robust bronze, silver, and gold data pipelines • Develop data integration, transformation, and visualisation capabilities • Build and optimise Lakehouse architectures and semantic models for Power BI • Create intuitive, business-focused Power BI dashboards • Implement data quality, matching, and governance rules • Integrate data from contact centre platforms (including Amazon Connect), CRM systems, and line-of-business applications into Microsoft Fabric • Support channel shift analysis and operational reporting • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and oversight to less experienced engineers • Work collaboratively within agile delivery teams while contributing to engineering standards and documentation • Engage confidently with technical and business stakeholders Essential Skills & Experience • 7+ years' experience as a Data Engineer • Expert-level experience with Microsoft Fabric • Strong expertise across the Microsoft Azure data ecosystem • Exposure to AWS, particularly cross-cloud integration • Experience integrating contact centre platforms (including Amazon Connect), CRM platforms, and enterprise applications • Proven experience building scalable data pipelines and modern data platforms • Strong Power BI development and data modelling skills • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills • Experience mentoring or leading other engineers If you're an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer looking for your next contract opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today or get in touch for more information.