Microsoft Fabric Engineer

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group in Scunthorpe area seeks an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer for a contract, hybrid role (1 day on-site weekly). You will bridge consultancy delivery and client teams, designing end-to-end Fabric-based data platforms and translating business needs into scalable data pipelines.

You will lead data modelling, pipelines, and Power BI reporting, collaborating with consultants, architects and business users to ensure project success.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise-scale analytics on Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong Power BI reporting and semantic modeling experience.
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Build and optimise Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Data Pipelines and OneLake.
• Deliver end-to-end data engineering solutions using Fabric, Azure and Power BI.
• Work directly with customer stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor between client stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Develop and maintain semantic models, datasets and reporting solutions within Power BI.
• Collaborate with consultants, architects, business users and engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Skills

Fabric Lakehouse

Fabric Data Warehouse

Data Factory / Fabric Pipelines

OneLake

Azure data technologies

Stakeholder management

Requirements gathering

Senior stakeholder engagement

Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Azure

Job description

Location: hybrid 1 day a week Scunthorpe area

Type: Contract

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to join a leading consultancy-focused data team delivering enterprise-scale analytics solutions for end clients.

About the Role

This role will suit a consultant-minded Data Engineer who combines strong hands-on Microsoft Fabric delivery expertise with excellent Power BI skills and the ability to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will act as a key bridge between the consultancy delivery team and the end customer, helping shape solutions, gather requirements and deliver modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain data solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Build and optimise Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Data Pipelines and OneLake solutions.
• Deliver end-to-end data engineering solutions using Fabric, Azure and Power BI.
• Work directly with customer stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor between client stakeholders and technical delivery teams.
• Develop and maintain semantic models, datasets and reporting solutions within Power BI.
• Collaborate with consultants, architects, business users and engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Required Skills

• Fabric Lakehouse
• Fabric Data Warehouse
• Data Factory / Fabric Pipelines
• OneLake
• Experience working with Azure data technologies
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience engaging with senior business and technical stakeholders.