Data Engineer (Fabric)

Cedar; City Of London; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Cedar is hiring a Lead Data Engineer for a remote UK role with a £75,000-£85,000 salary plus a 20% bonus and excellent pension. You will own a modern cloud data platform, drive architecture, and deliver scalable data pipelines and models within a data transformation programme.

You will lead the technical direction, work autonomously, and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust data solutions, eventually building internal data engineering capability.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Senior/Lead Data Engineer with ownership of modern cloud data platform.
• Experience across end-to-end data pipelines, orchestration and governance.
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark skills in production environments.
• Familiarity with Lakehouse/medallion architectures and dimensional modelling.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of a modern cloud data platform.
• Own architecture, improve and evolve data pipelines and models.
• Develop and optimise dimensional models and star schemas.
• Ensure data quality, governance and security across the platform.
• Lead CI/CD and deployment processes; manage knowledge transfer from external suppliers.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

Lakehouse

Star schema

Data governance

CI/CD

Production ownership

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Lead Data Engineer

Permanent Remote UK £75,000-£85,000 + 20% Bonus + Excellent Pension

Cedar are supporting a growing organisation undergoing a significant data transformation programme with the appointment of a Lead Data Engineer.

The role forms part of a wider programme to bring greater ownership of the organisation's data capability in-house and continue the development of its modern cloud data platform.

This is a highly hands-on role offering significant autonomy. You will initially operate as the senior Data Engineer within the business, taking ownership of a platform that has been developed with an external technology partner.

The role

• Take end-to-end technical ownership of a modern cloud data platform
• Take ownership of the existing architecture, challenging and improving it where appropriate
• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines and data models
• Work across Lakehouse and medallion architectures, including Bronze, Silver and Gold layers
• Develop dimensional models including facts, dimensions and star schemas
• Own platform reliability, monitoring, performance and incident management
• Establish standards around data quality, governance, lineage and security
• Implement and improve CI/CD and deployment processes
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions
• Manage the transition of knowledge and capability from external suppliers into the organisation
• Longer term, help build and develop the internal data engineering capability

Experience required

We are looking for a genuinely hands-on Senior or Lead Data Engineer with strong experience across:

• Python / PySpark
• SQL
• Modern cloud data platforms
• Data pipelines and ETL/ELT
• Lakehouse / medallion architecture
• Dimensional and star-schema modelling
• Production data platform ownership
• Data quality and governance
• CI/CD and modern engineering practices

Experience with Microsoft Fabric would be highly advantageous but is not essential. Candidates with strong experience across Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake or comparable modern cloud data platforms will also be considered.

The successful individual will be comfortable operating independently, making technical decisions and remaining highly hands-on, while taking broader ownership of the platform.

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within a wider data transformation programme, take genuine ownership of a business-critical data platform and, over time, build a data engineering capability around you.

Please note: this position is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.