BI Developer & Data Engineer

Agora Talent; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid working

Professional development

Job summary

Agora Talent is seeking a BI Developer & Data Engineer to own the Microsoft analytics platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable and capable of supporting data‑driven decision making across the organisation.

You will build well‑designed data models, optimise performance and create trusted data solutions that enable business insight, within a growing analytics function that sets best practice across BI, data engineering and governance.

Qualifications

• Advanced Power BI development including DAX, Power Query and enterprise data modelling.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or the wider Microsoft Azure data platform.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Understanding of semantic modelling, data warehousing and dimensional design.
• Knowledge of data governance, security and performance optimisation.
• Experience with version control and structured deployment processes.
• Python or other scripting languages would be advantageous.
• Experience working with enterprise ERP, CRM or eCommerce platforms.
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics or Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience supporting business intelligence within a retail, consumer or digital business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise data models within Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
• Design, build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines across multiple business systems.
• Create scalable semantic models, datasets and reusable reporting assets.
• Ensure high levels of platform performance, availability and reliability.
• Monitor data refreshes, resolve issues and continuously optimise performance.
• Implement data governance, security, documentation and development standards.
• Manage deployments across development, testing and production environments.
• Support future adoption of advanced analytics and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Develop high‑quality dashboards and reporting solutions that support operational and strategic decision making.
• Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to understand reporting requirements.
• Translate business needs into robust, maintainable technical solutions.
• Recommend improvements to data architecture, reporting processes and platform capability.
• Promote best practice across business intelligence and data management.

Skills

Power BI development

Microsoft Fabric

ETL pipelines

Semantic modelling

Data warehousing

Data governance

Version control

Python

ERP/CRM/eCommerce

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Retail BI

Job description

Location: Hybrid – South West England

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

The Opportunity

Our client is an established, multi‑brand consumer business investing heavily in its data and digital capabilities.

As part of this continued investment, they are looking for an experienced BI Developer & Data Engineer to take ownership of their Microsoft analytics platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable and capable of supporting data‑driven decision making across the organisation.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys building well‑designed data models, optimising performance and creating trusted data solutions that enable business insight.

Working within a growing analytics function, you'll play a key role in developing the organisation's data platform while helping establish best practice across business intelligence, data engineering and governance.

The Role

You'll take ownership of the Microsoft Power BI and Fabric environment, building and maintaining robust data solutions that support reporting, analytics and future AI initiatives.

Working closely with analytics and business stakeholders, you'll translate requirements into scalable, well‑engineered solutions while ensuring the platform remains performant, secure and easy to maintain.

This is a hands‑on technical position suited to someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges and continuously improving the quality and reliability of enterprise data.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise data models within Power BI and Microsoft Fabric.
• Design, build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines across multiple business systems.
• Create scalable semantic models, datasets and reusable reporting assets.
• Ensure high levels of platform performance, availability and reliability.
• Monitor data refreshes, resolve issues and continuously optimise performance.
• Implement data governance, security, documentation and development standards.
• Manage deployments across development, testing and production environments.
• Support future adoption of advanced analytics and AI‑enabled capabilities.
• Develop high‑quality dashboards and reporting solutions that support operational and strategic decision making.
• Work collaboratively with business stakeholders to understand reporting requirements.
• Translate business needs into robust, maintainable technical solutions.
• Recommend improvements to data architecture, reporting processes and platform capability.
• Promote best practice across business intelligence and data management.

About You

You'll be passionate about building reliable data platforms and creating solutions that are technically robust as well as commercially valuable.

You're equally comfortable working independently on complex technical challenges and collaborating with analysts, business users and senior stakeholders to deliver practical outcomes.

Experience & Skills

Technical

• Advanced Power BI development including DAX, Power Query and enterprise data modelling.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or the wider Microsoft Azure data platform.
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Understanding of semantic modelling, data warehousing and dimensional design.
• Knowledge of data governance, security and performance optimisation.
• Experience with version control and structured deployment processes.
• Python or other scripting languages would be advantageous.
• Experience working with enterprise ERP, CRM or eCommerce platforms.
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics or Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience supporting business intelligence within a retail, consumer or digital business.

Personal Attributes

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Able to communicate technical concepts clearly to non‑technical audiences.
• Proactive, collaborative and committed to continuous improvement.

Why Apply?

This is an opportunity to join a business that sees data as a strategic asset and is continuing to invest in modern cloud technologies.

You'll have genuine ownership of the data platform, the opportunity to influence technical direction and the chance to work with modern Microsoft technologies on projects that deliver real commercial value.

The organisation offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, hybrid working and excellent opportunities for professional development.