Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer – Microsoft Fabric Contract: Initial 3 months with view to extend Contract type: INSIDE IR35 Rate: Up to £500 per day (some potential flex up to £550 for strong fit, but not guaranteed) Clearance: BPSS eligibility Location: Morpeth, Northumberland – onsite once per fortnight (non-negotiable) Start: ASAP - your notice period must be 2 weeks or less. We’re supporting a public-sector/central government organisation looking for a Senior Data Engineer to lead the delivery of data integration, transformation and reporting solutions within Microsoft Fabric. This is a hands-on senior role requiring deep Microsoft Fabric and Azure expertise, alongside the ability to provide technical direction and support less-experienced engineers. Formal management experience is not essential, but you must have demonstrable experience leading technical delivery, mentoring colleagues or acting as the senior technical voice within a team. Key responsibilities • Design and deliver data integration and transformation solutions using Microsoft Fabric. • Build and optimise bronze, silver and gold data pipelines. • Implement data matching, validation and data-quality rules. • Develop and optimise Lakehouse and semantic models for Power BI reporting. • Create clear and intuitive Power BI dashboards to support operational insight. • Integrate CRM, contact-centre and line-of-business platforms into Microsoft Fabric. • Provide technical leadership and help oversee and mentor other engineers. • Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to define requirements and communicate delivery progress. • Contribute to shared data-engineering standards, documentation and Agile delivery practices. Essential experience • Significant hands-on experience delivering solutions using Microsoft Fabric. • Strong knowledge of Azure data services and architecture. • Strong commercial experience as a Data Engineer, ideally with approximately seven or more years in data engineering. • Experience building robust bronze–silver–gold data pipelines. • Experience developing Lakehouse and semantic models. • Strong Power BI experience, including dashboard development. • Demonstrable technical leadership, mentoring or responsibility for guiding the work of other engineers. • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills. • Experience working within Agile delivery teams. Desirable experience • Exposure to AWS or cross-cloud environments. • Integrating contact-centre platforms, particularly Amazon Connect. • Integrating CRM systems and other operational or line-of-business applications. • Delivering channel-shift analysis or operational reporting solutions. Please apply through the job advert with an up-to-date CV outlining your Microsoft Fabric and technical leadership experience. If these are not evidenced, we will not be able to consider your application.