Senior Azure Data Engineer — Managed Services Lead

Hippo; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday

Perkbox access

Critical illness cover

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme

Salary sacrifice EVs

Season ticket loans

Wellbeing sessions

Private health cover

Private dental cover

Additional company pension

Extra holidays

Wellbeing contribution

Charity contributions

Tree planting

Job summary

Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer to join the Managed Services team. You will lead data engineering initiatives, guide platform development, and mentor others while delivering secure, scalable data solutions for clients.

Based in the UK, the role involves on-call duties and some travel to client sites, with a clear progression path within the senior level. Strong Azure data services and CI/CD expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer working on production data pipelines and platforms.
• Strong knowledge of T-SQL and SQL Server performance tuning and query optimisation.
• Experience with Python for automation.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory, including orchestration and parameterisation.
• Experience with SSIS for ETL and legacy data integration tasks.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates).
• Familiarity with Power BI, Synapse Analytics, or other Microsoft data components.
• Experience in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and Test-Driven Development.
• Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate technical expertise within the Managed Services and wider data communities to ensure user-centred, automated infrastructure is developed based on business requirements and best practices.
• Support and enhance data solutions built on Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Azure Data Factory, and SSIS.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline issues across multiple client environments.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD practices for data workflows and deployments.
• Lead on performance tuning, data optimisation, and platform reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver updates, and translate complex data issues into clear actions.
• Maintain strong client relationships with a focus on reliability, trust, and value delivery.
• Share best practices and mentor junior data engineers within the team.
• Champion continuous improvement in development practices, testing, and deployment.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

SQL Server

Python

Microsoft Fabric

SSIS

CI/CD pipelines

Terraform / IaC

Power BI

Agile / Scrum

Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

ARM / Bicep / Terraform

Job description

Hippo is a rapidly growing digital consultancy seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer to join the Managed Services team. You will lead data engineering initiatives, guide platform development, and mentor others while delivering secure, scalable data solutions for clients.

Based in the UK, the role involves on-call duties and some travel to client sites, with a clear progression path within the senior level. Strong Azure data services and CI/CD expertise are essential.