Data Engineer

Hunter Selection; Willenhall; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a skilled Data Engineer to join a client transforming their data operations in Birmingham. You'll play a vital role in building an Azure data warehouse, ensuring data integrity, and optimizing data solutions. The ideal candidate should have strong data engineering experience and expertise with Azure Data Factory and SQL. This hybrid role offers 26 days holiday, health plan, and an annual bonus scheme.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health plan

Annual bonus scheme

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data engineering, ideally at senior level.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric.
• Advanced SQL skills and data modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the data warehouse roadmap and the data warehouse itself.
• Lead on quality and best practice.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data integrations.
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance.

Skills

Data engineering

Azure Data Factory

SQL

Data modeling

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Job description

Data Engineer

Birmingham - Hybrid 2 days in office per week

Azure Data Warehouse

SQL - PostgreSQL

Fabric

Overview

I am working with a client who is on a journey to transform how data powers decision-making across the business. They are building an Azure data warehouse and are looking for a skilled Data Engineer to help them take it to the next level.

Benefits

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Health plan
• Annual bonus scheme
• Hybrid working

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Play a central role in building a scalable, high-performing data ecosystem.
• Work with modern Microsoft technologies (Azure Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric).
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to deliver insights that drive smarter decisions.
• Influence how data is used across the entire organisation.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee the data warehouse roadmap and the data warehouse itself
• Lead on quality and best practice
• Develop and maintain ETL processes and data integrations.
• Optimise data solutions for performance and scalability.Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance.
• Act as a subject matter expert on business data.
• Keep documentation up to date in Confluence.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in data engineering, ideally at senior level.
• Hands‑on expertise with Azure Data Factory and Microsoft Fabric.
• Advanced SQL skills and data modelling experience.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and API integrations.
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills.

Bonus Points For

• Power BI experience.
• Knowledge of GDPR and ISO27001.
• Microsoft certifications (Fabric Data Engineer Associate, Azure Fundamentals).

Financial Services Experience

Financial Services experience is desirable.

This is an urgent vacancy, if you would like to be considered then please apply quoting reference AR(phone number removed)

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Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.