Senior Data Engineer Microsoft Azure data

Huxley; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with a strong Microsoft Azure data background to lead modernization of core data platforms. You will own and evolve ingestion pipelines, the EDW, and medallion architecture across Bronze/Silver/Gold layers to power analytics and executive decision making.

Based in London or Glasgow with one day a week in the office, you will work with Dynamics, SAP, and other systems, delivering scalable, secure data platforms and BI-ready data models.

Qualifications

• Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer in enterprise data environments.
• Strategic thinker with experience delivering a data strategy.
• Strong stakeholder engagement at all levels of the organisation.
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure data platforms (Synapse, SQL Server, Data Factory, DevOps).
• Experience with medallion architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold) and DBT.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance ingestion and integration pipelines sourcing data from MS Dynamics CRM, MS Dynamics Finance & Operations, SAP SuccessFactors, and other systems.
• Develop and maintain the Azure Synapse-based ingestion and staging layer, including Synapse Link integrations and pipelines.
• Support the Enterprise Data Warehouse on Azure SQL Server, including transformations using stored procedures, views, and DBT.
• Ensure Gold layer data models support Power BI semantic models, dashboards, and reporting.
• Collaborate with BI/Analytics teams to ensure data is reliable, scalable, and ready for analytics and executive decision making.

Skills

Azure data platforms

SQL

DBT

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Tools

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Data Engineer Microsoft Azure data

This is a new and exclusive opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer with strengths in Microsoft Azure data to be a key lead in strengthening, evolving, and modernising our core data platforms.

Job details

• Title: Senior Data Engineer
• Technical Stack: Microsoft Azure data
• Location: London or Glasgow with 1 day a week in the office
• Permanent role salary £80,000- £100,000
• Requirements: Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer in enterprise data environments.
• Technical stack: Microsoft Azure data platforms, including Azure Synapse or equivalent data platform, Azure SQL Server, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps

This is a new opportunity to join a thriving team to be a key voice in modernizing core data platforms across bronze, silver and gold layers, ensuring our data is reliable, scalable, secure, and ready to power advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and executive decision making.

We are transitioning from a traditional Azure Synapse-centric estate toward a Microsoft Fabric and OneLake-based architecture, embracing modern engineering patterns such as serverless storage, medallion design, Spark-based transformations, DBT-driven analytics engineering, and fully automated CI/CD.

This role can be based in either Glasgow or London as both offices have large data teams.

You will take joint ownership of existing data pipelines and analytics platforms, ensuring they are stable, performant, and trusted by downstream consumers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and enhance ingestion and integration pipelines sourcing data from:
  • MS Dynamics CRM
  • MS Dynamics Finance & Operations
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • A range of bespoke and third‑party systems
• Develop and maintain the Azure Synapse-based ingestion and staging layer, including:
  • Synapse Link integrations.
  • Synapse data pipelines for orchestration and movement.
• Support the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) built on Azure SQL Server, including:
  • Transformations using stored procedures, views, and DBT.
  • Clear separation of bronze, silver, and gold layers aligned to a medallion architecture.
• Collaborate with BI and Analytics teams to ensure Gold layer data models appropriately support:
  • Power BI semantic models
  • Executive dashboards and operational reporting

This is a really interesting role in a thriving business.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIANCE

• Strong experience as a Senior Data Engineer in enterprise data environments.
• Strategic thinker with experience supporting the delivery of a strategy.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills at all levels of an organisation.
• Hands‑on expertise with Microsoft Azure data platforms, including:
  • Azure Synapse or equivalent data platform
  • Azure SQL Server
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure DevOps
• Practical delivery experience using medallion architectures (Bronze / Silver / Gold).
• Strong SQL skills and experience with DBT