Azure Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer | £400 - £500 Outside IR35 | Bristol | Hybrid | 6 Month Initial Term

A large scale data transformation programme is underway, and our client is looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to support the rebuild of their cloud data platform. This role is hands on and delivery focused - you'll be designing and developing Azure native data pipelines, working extensively with Databricks, and shaping scalable data models across the Microsoft ecosystem. The role would require you to be on site in Bristol 4 days per week, please only apply for this position if you are local enough to do this without relocating.

What you'll be doing

• Build, enhance and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks, Data Factory, and Delta Lake
• Develop and optimise Lakehouse components and cloud based data flows
• Create robust data models to support analytics, MI and downstream reporting
• Assist in migrating Legacy warehouse assets into a modern Azure environment
• Contribute to cloud architecture decisions, data standards and best practice engineering patterns
• Develop reliable Python and PySpark code to support data ingestion, transformation, and end to end processing.

• Strong hands on experience across Azure Data Services (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, Databricks)
• Excellent SQL skills, with experience in performance tuning and optimisation
• Solid understanding of data modelling (star schema, medallion, ETL frameworks)
• Ability to work with complex, inconsistent or Legacy data sources
• Experience building scalable, production ready pipelines in a cloud environment