Senior Data Engineer

Warrington
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Are you a Senior Data Engineer who wants to shape a modern cloud data platform, work hands-on with AI and develop with Microsoft Fabric?

📍 Warrington / Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

💰 Up to £60,000 DOE + 10% bonus

We’re working with a forward-thinking, technology-driven organisation investing heavily in cloud data platforms, Microsoft Fabric and AI. This is a high-impact opportunity for a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of the data platform, influence architecture decisions and build scalable data solutions that power advanced analytics.

As a Senior Data Engineer don’t need prior Fabric experience just the curiosity and capability to learn and lead.

🔧As a Senior Data Engineer you’ll be doing

• Owning and shaping the modern cloud data platform (Azure / Microsoft Fabric)

• Designing and delivering end-to-end data architectures (scalable, reusable, high-performance)

• Migrating legacy and hybrid systems into a cloud-first data platform

• Building and optimising data pipelines using SQL, Python and Spark

• Developing feature pipelines to support AI and machine learning use cases

• Implementing CI/CD for data pipelines, models and analytics workflows

• Monitor performance, control costs and improve reliability of pipelines

• Supporting and enhancing enterprise BI, semantic models and reporting layers

• Embedding data governance, quality, lineage and security best practice

• Working with real-time / streaming data pipelines

• Collaborating with stakeholders to turn business needs into scalable data solutions

• Lead and mentor data engineers. Raise capability across the team

🧠 As a Senior Data Engineer we’re looking for

• Strong experience building modern data platforms in Azure

• Advanced skills in SQL, Python and Spark

• Experience with data modelling, ETL/ELT design and pipeline orchestration

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD for data and analytics workflows

• Exposure to AI/ML platforms or integrating ML into data products

• Experience with streaming or real-time data pipelines

• Strong knowledge of Power BI or enterprise BI tools & semantic modelling

• Experience mentoring or leading engineers

• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, security and access control

• Strong communication skills (able to simplify complex topics)

🌟As a Senior Data Engineer you’ll get

💰 Up to £60,000 DOE + 10% bonus

🏖️ 25 days holiday + bank holidays (with flexibility options)

🏦 Pension & life assurance

📈 The chance to own and shape a modern data platform strategy

🤖 Hands-on exposure to Microsoft Fabric and AI-driven data solutions

🌱 A supportive, high-performing culture focused on continuous improvement

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