Senior Data Engineer – Azure Data – Burton-on-Trent – Permanent – Hybrid

Senior Data Engineer – Azure Data – Burton-on-Trent – Permanent – Hybrid

Salary – £60,000 – £65,000 per annum

This role requires 1 day / week in Burton-on-Trent, with hybrid working arrangements.

Our client is seeking a highly skilledSenior Data Engineerto join their dynamic IT team, based in Burton-on-Trent. The Senior Data Engineer will come on board to support the Strategic Data Manager in establishing and managing an efficient Business Intelligence technical service. Assisting in the advancement of our cloud-based data platforms, providing options for timely processing and cost-efficient solutions. A strong background in Azure Data Pipeline development is key for this position.

Key Skills & Responsibilities:

• Build and manage pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, CI/CD, and Terraform.
• Optimisation of ETL processes for performance and cost-efficiency.
• Design scalable data models aligned with business needs.
• Azure data solutions for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Ensure compliance with data protection laws (e.g., GDPR), implement encryption and access controls.
• Work with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage and tune Azure SQL Database instances.
• Proactively monitor pipelines and infrastructure for performance and reliability.
• Maintain technical documentation and lead knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Deploy advanced analytics and machine learning solutions using Azure.
• Stay current with Azure technologies and identify areas for enhancement.
• Databricks (Unity Catalog, DLT), Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake, Stream Analytics, Event Hubs.
• Strong knowledge of Python, Scala, C#, .NET.
• Experience with advanced SQL, T-SQL, relational databases.
• Azure DevOps, Terraform, BICEP, ARM templates.
• Distributed computing, cloud-native design patterns.
• Data modelling, metadata management, data quality, data as a product.
• Strong communication, empathy, determination, openness to innovation.
• Strong Microsoft Office 365 experience

Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Lewis Rushton at Crimson for immediate consideration.

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