Data Engineer

Xcede; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK seeks a Data Engineering Consultant to join their expanding team. This role involves working on innovative projects that enhance data strategies for high-profile clients. Candidates will work on building scalable data solutions and mentoring others in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure tools required.
• Familiar with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Ability to work in client-facing environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define data landscape components.
• Build and maintain automated, scalable data pipelines.
• Participate in mentoring and upskilling junior team members.

Skills

Azure tooling

SQL

Python

Spark

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Data Factory

Data Lake

Synapse

CI/CD

Git

Job description

Xcede Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Xcede Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

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Associate Director – Data & AI Recruitment

Data Engineering Consultant (all levels)

We’re working with a globally recognised consultancy that delivers cutting-edge digital, data, and analytics solutions to some of the most complex infrastructure projects across the UK and beyond. With a strong commitment to technical excellence, inclusion, and client impact, they partner with high-profile organisations to help them unlock the full potential of their data assets.

Due to continued growth and demand for their data services, they are expanding their specialist engineering team and seeking talented Data Engineering Consultants at various seniority levels — from experienced engineers to those ready to step into leadership roles.

The Role

As a Data Engineering Consultant, you will:

• Collaborate with stakeholders across development, analytics, and business teams to define and implement components of the data landscape in line with strategic data goals
• Translate business and end-user needs into robust technical solutions, delivery plans, and architectural designs
• Build and maintain highly automated, scalable data pipelines using modern cloud-based tools
• Identify and resolve data quality and pipeline performance issues to ensure stability and integrity
• Contribute to the design and deployment of data lakes, warehouses, and streaming architectures
• Participate in mentoring and upskilling junior team members, supporting a high-performance, inclusive team culture
• Continuously look for opportunities to improve delivery methods, introduce new technologies, and drive technical innovation across client projects
• Document processes and contribute to internal knowledge repositories and best practice libraries

Key Skills & Experience

Strong hands-on experience with Azure tooling, including:

• Databricks, Data Factory, Data Lake, and Synapse (or similar data warehouse tools)
• Azure Analysis Services or comparable BI tooling

Solid programming capability in:

• SQL, Python, Spark, and ideally DAX
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, and modern DevOps practices (preferably in Azure DevOps)
• Excellent communication skills — able to clearly explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to operate in a client-facing environment, contributing to multi-disciplinary teams and complex programmes
• Ideally, experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Exposure to Kimball data modeling, data architecture, and performance optimisation
• Experience delivering end-to-end solutions involving Azure data platform components

If this role interests you and you would like to find out more (or find out about other roles), please apply here or contact us via [e-mail] (feel free to include a CV for review).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Consulting

• Industries

  Software Development and IT Services and IT Consulting

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