Lead Fabric Data Engineer

Lead Fabric Data Engineer Rate: c. £550 per day IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Location: Fully Remote (UK Based) Duration: 6 Months We are recruiting a hands-on Lead Fabric Data Engineer to drive a major enterprise data platform transformation within a complex, large-scale organisation. You will design, build and operationalise a new greenfield Microsoft Fabric platform, creating the core foundations for global reporting, analytics, and AI services.

The Role

• Architect & Build: Deliver end-to-end solutions across Fabric, OneLake, Lakehouse, and Warehouse.
• Pipeline Engineering: Develop robust ETL/ELT pipelines via Fabric Data Factory, Dataflows Gen2, and Spark Notebooks.
• Data Architecture: Build out Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers using medallion architecture and design enterprise conformed data models.
• Governance & Security: Implement data governance, lineage, and cataloguing using Microsoft Purview alongside core Azure security/networking.
• DevOps Culture: Embed Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices into the platform delivery.

What We Are Looking For

• Fabric Expertise: Proven, hands-on commercial experience delivering production-grade Microsoft Fabric platforms.
• Technical Stack: Advanced SQL, Python, and Spark engineering skills.
• Data Modelling: Strong background in canonical, dimensional, and enterprise-level data modelling.
• Ecosystem Knowledge: Deep understanding of the wider Azure data landscape and Microsoft Purview.
• Delivery Focus: Ability to operate as a hands-on lead, collaborating smoothly with architects, analysts, and senior stakeholders.

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