Fabric Engineer

Avanade Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

80 hours training per year

Paid certifications

Global technical communities

Job summary

Avanade is seeking a Fabric Engineer in the UK to design, build, and scale analytics platforms using Microsoft Fabric and related Azure services. You will deliver end-to-end data engineering solutions for diverse clients and mentor junior engineers across engagements.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with Python/Scala/PySpark, strong data modelling knowledge, and proven ability to communicate complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Proven Microsoft Fabric delivery experience and data engineering background.
• Hands-on with Python, Scala or PySpark, SQL and data modelling.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver enterprise-grade analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Mentor team members and evangelise best practices across clients and colleagues.
• Continuously develop technical skills across Fabric and AI technologies and earn relevant certifications.
• Work directly with high-profile clients to understand requirements and present solutions to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Data engineering

Python

Scala

PySpark

SQL

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Purview

Cosmos DB

OpenAI

Azure ML

AI Foundry

Communication

Mentoring

Leadership

Job description

Summary

Our talented Microsoft Fabric team is made up of globally recognised experts and there's room for more analytical, innovative, client driven data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients make better, data driven decisions to tackle their most complex business challenges, let's talk. Take your skills to the next level and build a career where you can truly do what matters.

Come join us

As a member of the Fabric Engineering team, you'll have access to the research, knowledge, and tools to create leading edge solutions across Avanade's Data & AI practice.

Summary

Our talented Microsoft Fabric team is made up of globally recognised experts and there's room for more analytical, innovative, client driven data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients make better, data driven decisions to tackle their most complex business challenges, let's talk. Take your skills to the next level and build a career where you can truly do what matters.

Come join us

As a member of the Fabric Engineering team, you'll have access to the research, knowledge, and tools to create leading edge solutions across Avanade's Data & AI practice.

The role of Fabric Engineer is ideal for ambitious technologists who are passionate about working with the latest Microsoft Fabric technologies to deliver modern, highly scalable data platforms that underpin our clients' analytics and AI ambitions.

Our clients look to us for innovation - which means you'll often work with new and emerging capabilities, giving you the opportunity to master the latest technologies and stay ahead of the curve.

Together we do what matters!

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and deliver enterprise grade analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric
• Evangelise and evolve best practices for both clients and colleagues, mentoring team members and supporting their personal development
• Continuously develop your technical skills across Microsoft Fabric and AI technologies, achieving and maintaining relevant certifications
• Work directly with high-profile clients across a variety of sectors to understand requirements and present solutions to senior customer stakeholders

Skills and experience

• Proven Microsoft Fabric delivery experience, with a strong background in data engineering
• Demonstrable end-to-end experience delivering data engineering solutions, including large-scale projects
• Experience working with modern Microsoft Fabric and Azure technologies, such as Synapse, Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage (Gen2), Purview, Cosmos DB, OpenAI, Azure ML, and AI Foundry
• Solid understanding of software engineering concepts, with hands‑on experience using Python, Scala or PySpark, data modelling techniques, database technologies, and SQL
• Confident communicator, able to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and mentor junior colleagues
• For Senior Consultant roles: experience leading small development teams, tracking work, managing assignments, and supporting delivery capacity

About You

Characteristics that can spell success in this role include:

• Analytical, curious, and agile
• A strong team player and effective communicator
• Patient, quality driven problem solver
• Self-motivated with an innovative mindset

Some Of The Best Things About Working At Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (20 times)
• Exceptional learning and development, including a minimum of 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications
• Real-time access to global technical expertise and specialist communities
• Collaboration with some of the brightest Microsoft minds
• The chance to build deep expertise, solve meaningful problems, and continuously grow your career

A great place to work

At Avanade, you'll gain distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return for your skills and ideas. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive culture, we become more innovative and better equipped to serve our clients and communities.

You’ll join a supportive community of collaborators who will mentor, challenge, and learn alongside you - in a company purpose-built for business critical, leading edge technology solutions that improve how people work, interact, and live.

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our people. Learn more on our Inclusion & Diversity page.

Learn more

Explore the types of projects our Data Engineering team works on through these case studies:

Met Office MS Fabric Video Case Study

Schaeffler unlocks factory insights with MS Fabric and Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing

Kyowa Kirin International – Client Story

PageGroup partners with Avanade & Databricks for AI innovation

Interested in life at Avanade? Check out our blogs:

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Inside Avanade – explore what life is like working at Avanade