Azure Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer

£500 per day | Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract

Hybrid WorkingImmediate Start AvailableInitial 6-Month Contract with Extension Potential

We're partnering with an end-user organisation undertaking a major data migration and cloud modernisation programme and are looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to support the transition to a modern Azure-based data platform.

This role will play a key part in migrating legacy data environments, building scalable cloud-native solutions, and enabling the business to maximise the value of its data assets. The Role As an Azure Data Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing and optimising data pipelines and data platform capabilities within Azure. Working closely with architects, analysts and business stakeholders, you'll help deliver a modern, scalable and high-performing data ecosystem.

The successful candidate will have strong Azure Data Engineering experience, with particular expertise in Databricks and large-scale data migration projects. Key Responsibilities

Design and develop scalable data pipelines within Azure

Support the migration of legacy data platforms and workloads to the cloud

Build and optimise ETL/ELT processes for data ingestion and transformation

Develop and maintain Databricks notebooks and workflows

Integrate data from multiple systems and applications

Ensure data quality, governance and security standards are maintained

Optimise data processing performance and platform efficiency

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver data solutions

Support the evolution of a modern cloud-based data platform

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven experience as an Azure Data Engineer

Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks

Experience delivering data migration and cloud transformation projects

Strong SQL development skills

Experience with PySpark and/or Spark

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

ETL/ELT pipeline development

Data modelling and warehousing concepts

Experience working with large-scale datasets

Desirable Skills

Azure Synapse Analytics

Microsoft Fabric

CI/CD and Azure DevOps

Experience within enterprise-scale environments

Knowledge of data governance and security best practice

Real-time data processing and event-driven architectures

Contract Details

6-Month Initial Contract

£500 per day

Outside IR35

Hybrid Working

End-User Environment

Strong Extension Potential