BI Architect

Description

• Design and enhance Enterprise Data Warehouse and data hub architectures
• Build and support end-to-end data pipelines (ingestion - transformation - reporting) using Azure services
• Work hands-on with tools including ADF, Synapse, ADLS and Microsoft Fabric
• Develop and optimise dimensional data models (Kimball/star schema) for analytics and reporting
• Provide technical guidance and support to BI Developers during delivery (non-managerial)
• Contribute to Power BI/semantic layer design to support enterprise reporting
• Support integration of data from multiple SaaS and third-party systems
• Ensure best practices across data quality, governance, metadata, and performance optimisation
• Maintain documentation including data models, data dictionaries, and architecture diagrams
• Assist with CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes (Azure DevOps)

Profile

• Proven experience as a hands-on Data Architect or Senior Data Engineer operating at architecture level - strong Azure expertise across:
• Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Azure Synapse/Azure SQL
• Azure Data Lake (ADLS)
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric (highly desirable)
• Strong background in data warehousing and BI environments
• Excellent dimensional modelling (Kimball) experience
• Experience working closely with BI/reporting teams (Power BI, semantic models, DAX)
• Confident working across end-to-end data pipelines and integration patterns
• Strong SQL skills with experience optimising queries and datasets
• Comfortable guiding and supporting developers without formal leadership responsibility
• Exposure to metadata management, data governance, and data quality frameworks
• Experience with CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Git) and ideally Scripting (Python/PySpark)

Job Offer

• £700-£800 per day (Inside IR35)
• Hybrid working (2-3 days in London)
• Initial 6-month contract with extension potential