Senior Data Engineer

Experis UK; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 58,500 - 71,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment partner is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a key role involving the development and maintenance of data pipelines using Azure services. The candidate should have strong experience with Azure Databricks and SQL, along with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work model in the Midlands with a competitive salary and bonus.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Azure services for data engineering.
• Advanced SQL knowledge with experience in relational databases.
• Previous managerial/mentoring experience in data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining end-to-end data pipelines.
• Designing and optimizing data models and architectures.
• Ensuring data governance and compliance across platforms.
• Monitoring data processes and improving performance.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Advanced SQL

Data governance

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Overview

Solving Complex Hiring Challenges in Data Engineering & Analytics | Experis UK

Hybrid – Midlands (1-2 days per week in office)

Salary: Up to £65k plus bonus

Permanent

We are partnering with a leading and innovative organisation to help recruit a Senior Data Engineer to join their evolving data team. This role provides a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud data platforms, supporting the delivery of high-quality, reliable data solutions while contributing to automation and platform enhancements.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a key role in building, optimising, and maintaining cloud-based data solutions. Responsibilities include:

• Developing and maintaining end-to-end data pipelines using Azure services such as Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, and Data Lake.
• Designing and optimising data models, warehouses, and lakehouse architectures to support analytics and reporting requirements.
• Ensuring data governance, security, and compliance across cloud platforms, implementing access controls, encryption, and monitoring.
• Monitoring data processes, identifying performance bottlenecks, and delivering improvements to ensure reliable and accurate data availability.
• Mentoring junior engineers and sharing knowledge through documentation, workshops, and code reviews.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience with Azure Databricks (Unity Catalog, DLT, cluster management) and other Azure services (Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake Storage, Stream Analytics, Event Hubs).
• Advanced SQL knowledge with experience optimising relational databases and writing efficient queries (T-SQL).
• Strong understanding of data engineering principles, distributed computing, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Previous managerial/mentoring experience and/or operating at a senior/Lead level
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams.

How to Apply

If interested, please contact Jacob Ferdinand at [e-mail]

Job Details

• Seniority level – Mid-Senior level
• Employment type – Full-time
• Job function – Information Technology and Engineering
• Industries – Data Infrastructure and Analytics and IT System Data Services