Microsoft Fabric Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by iO Associates
£600 Per day
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer will be instrumental in migrating enterprise-scale data platforms from Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric, focusing on data governance and management. This hands-on role requires expertise in building and optimizing ETL pipelines while ensuring data quality and lineage. The position is delivery-focused within a fast-paced environment, collaborating with internal teams and client stakeholders. The contract is initially for 3 months with a strong potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the migration of existing data pipelines and workloads from Azure Synapse into Microsoft Fabric
- Build and optimise ETL pipelines using Python, SQL, and PySpark within the Fabric environment
- Work across OneLake, Data Factory, Power BI, and Microsoft Purview to support end-to-end data workflows
- Assist with the implementation of Purview for data discovery, lineage, and governance
- Redesign data models and architectures to support analytics and reporting in Fabric
- Implement and uphold data quality, governance, and performance best practices
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to deliver a smooth migration
Key Skills:
- 3+ years' experience as a Data Engineer in Azure environments
- Proven experience working with Azure Synapse and understanding of Microsoft Fabric architecture
- Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and ETL pipeline development
- Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Power BI, Data Lake technologies, and exposure to Microsoft Purview
- Experience working on data migration or modernisation projects
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently
Salary (Rate): £600 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer - Synapse Migration Project
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 project focused on migrating enterprise-scale data platforms from Azure Synapse to Microsoft Fabric, with an increased emphasis on data governance and management using Microsoft Purview.
You'll play a key role in helping shape a modern Fabric-based data platform, supporting the move away from traditional Synapse architectures while ensuring data quality, lineage, and governance are embedded as part of the migration. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role within a fast-moving environment.
The Role
- Lead the migration of existing data pipelines and workloads from Azure Synapse into Microsoft Fabric
- Build and optimise ETL pipelines using Python, SQL, and PySpark within the Fabric environment
- Work across OneLake, Data Factory, Power BI, and Microsoft Purview to support end-to-end data workflows
- Assist with the implementation of Purview for data discovery, lineage, and governance
- Redesign data models and architectures to support analytics and reporting in Fabric
- Implement and uphold data quality, governance, and performance best practices
- Collaborate closely with internal teams and client stakeholders to deliver a smooth migration
Required Skills & Experience
- 3+ years' experience as a Data Engineer in Azure environments
- Proven experience working with Azure Synapse and understanding of Microsoft Fabric architecture
- Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and ETL pipeline development
- Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Power BI, Data Lake technologies, and exposure to Microsoft Purview
- Experience working on data migration or modernisation projects
- A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to work independently
If you're a Data Engineer looking to deepen your experience with Microsoft Fabric and Purview while taking on challenging contract work, please reply with your most up-to-date CV.