Senior Cloud Data Platform Engineer (Azure/Synapse)

Sellick Partnership; Manchester; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Manchester to help build a modern cloud-based data platform. You will design, develop and optimise enterprise-scale data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft data technologies to enable trusted, secure data for reporting and AI initiatives.

You will work with analysts, BI developers and technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions, delivering high-quality reporting and

Qualifications

• Experience developing enterprise data solutions with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse Analytics.
• Advanced SQL development skills, including query optimisation and performance tuning.
• Experience designing and developing ETL/ELT processes.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, data lake and Lakehouse architectures.
• Experience with dimensional modelling and star schemas.
• Experience building secure, scalable data platforms.
• Experience integrating multiple data sources in cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of cloud-based reporting and BI platforms.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, security principles and compliance.
• Ability translate business requirements into practical data solutions.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining enterprise-scale data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and related Microsoft technologies.
• Building and optimising ETL/ELT processes to support reporting, analytics, BI and AI initiatives.
• Designing and maintaining modern data architectures including Data Lakes, Lakehouses, Data Warehouses and semantic models.
• Developing robust integrations across cloud-based and on-premises systems and data sources.
• Implementing data quality controls, monitoring processes and governance standards.
• Supporting migration and modernisation of legacy platforms into Microsoft Fabric environments.
• Designing scalable data models to support reporting and analytics.
• Translating business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Collaborating with analysts and BI developers to deliver high-quality reporting.
• Producing technical documentation and operation procedures.
• Supporting platform enhancement and continuous improvement.
• Providing guidance and mentoring to colleagues.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Synapse Analytics

SQL

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

Data lake

Lakehouse

Dimensional modelling

Star schemas

Data governance

Data quality

Security principles

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Purview

Python

Spark

Job description

Sellick Partnership is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Manchester to help build a modern cloud-based data platform. You will design, develop and optimise enterprise-scale data pipelines using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft data technologies to enable trusted, secure data for reporting and AI initiatives.

You will work with analysts, BI developers and technical teams to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions, delivering high-quality reporting and