Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric
Posted 6 days ago by 1763540609
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
England
Summary: The role of Data Engineer focuses on leading the migration and redevelopment of Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing assets into Microsoft Fabric. The position requires hands-on experience in BI, SQL Server, and ETL development, contributing to the design and architecture of modern data solutions. This contract offers the opportunity to work on a significant transformation initiative within a rapidly scaling data consultancy. The ideal candidate will enjoy solving complex data challenges while shaping a next-generation analytics ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the migration and redevelopment of existing BI/DW assets into Microsoft Fabric.
- Redesign data models, warehouses, and lakehouse structures to support analytics, reporting, and scalable downstream consumption.
- Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and Fabric Data Factory.
- Develop tables, views, stored procedures, and functions within modernised Fabric-based environments.
- Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and performance best practices across both lakehouse and warehouse workloads.
- Produce high-quality technical design specifications for data solutions.
- Work collaboratively with solution architects, BI developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a smooth migration and tangible value.
Key Skills:
- Demonstrable experience within Data Warehousing in Business Intelligence environments (both on-premises and cloud).
- Strong SQL Server skills including T-SQL, stored procedures, views, tables, and functions.
- Proven ETL/ELT experience, ideally with Azure Data Factory.
- Microsoft Fabric or Databricks experience is highly desirable.
- Understanding of modern data architectures, including lakehouse principles.
- Ability to write clear, maintainable technical and design specifications.
- Investigative, curious mindset with a drive for continuous improvement and learning new tools, frameworks, and languages.
- Someone who approaches challenges with humility and has the courage to drive positive change.
Salary (Rate): £600 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location: Remote (UK)
Rate: £500 - £600 per day (Outside IR35)
Contract: 3 months initially, with strong potential to extend
iO Associates are partnered with a rapidly scaling data consultancy on a major programme to modernise enterprise Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing environments using Microsoft Fabric. This role sits at the heart of a transformation initiative moving legacy on-premises and cloud-based DW solutions into a unified, next-generation Fabric platform.
We're looking for a hands-on Data Engineer with deep experience across BI, SQL Server, and ETL development, who can also contribute to high-quality design specifications and modern data architecture decisions. If you enjoy solving complex data challenges while shaping the direction of a next-generation analytics ecosystem, this is an ideal contract.
The Role
- Lead the migration and redevelopment of existing BI/DW assets into Microsoft Fabric.
- Redesign data models, warehouses, and lakehouse structures to support analytics, reporting, and scalable downstream consumption.
- Build and optimise ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and Fabric Data Factory.
- Develop tables, views, stored procedures, and functions within modernised Fabric-based environments.
- Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and performance best practices across both lakehouse and warehouse workloads.
- Produce high-quality technical design specifications for data solutions.
- Work collaboratively with solution architects, BI developers, and business stakeholders to deliver a smooth migration and tangible value.
Required Skills & Experience
- Demonstrable experience within Data Warehousing in Business Intelligence environments (both on-premises and cloud).
- Strong SQL Server skills including T-SQL, stored procedures, views, tables, and functions.
- Proven ETL/ELT experience, ideally with Azure Data Factory.
- Microsoft Fabric or Databricks experience is highly desirable.
- Understanding of modern data architectures, including lakehouse principles.
- Ability to write clear, maintainable technical and design specifications.
- Investigative, curious mindset with a drive for continuous improvement and learning new tools, frameworks, and languages.
- Someone who approaches challenges with humility and has the courage to drive positive change.
If you're a Data Engineer ready to take on impactful contract work and deepen your expertise in Microsoft Fabric, please send over your most up-to-date CV!