Data Engineer - Azure Data & Fabric Pipelines

Sword Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personalised Career Development

Flexible working

A Fantastic Benefits Package

Job summary

Sword is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design and build robust data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, and Databricks. You will integrate complex data sources, support Power BI reporting, and contribute to scalable data architectures within a high-performing Data & AI team.

You will mentor junior engineers, work with clients and cross-functional teams, and help mature governance, security, and CI/CD practices across Azure environments.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, Power BI and Databricks.
• Experience in Fabric/data architecture and Fabric/data migrations.
• Understanding of stringent data governance requirements.
• Ability to consult with clients and mentor teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric Pipelines, or Databricks.
• Integrate data from multiple systems into Azure Data Lake Storage or OneLake for reliability and performance.
• Develop and maintain ELT/ETL processes using Azure-native tools and Fabric capabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers by code reviews and best practices in Azure environments.
• Support enterprise BI development by preparing datasets and semantic models within Power BI and Fabric.

Skills

Azure data governance

Client consultation

Mentoring teams

Advanced data transformations

Cross-functional collaboration

Architectural thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Databricks

Job description

Sword is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design and build robust data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Fabric, and Databricks. You will integrate complex data sources, support Power BI reporting, and contribute to scalable data architectures within a high-performing Data & AI team.

You will mentor junior engineers, work with clients and cross-functional teams, and help mature governance, security, and CI/CD practices across Azure environments.