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Data Engineer and modelers

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer & Data Platform Lead to drive the design, development and evolution of a modern enterprise data platform built on Databricks and Microsoft Fabric.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a senior technical professional who enjoys combining hands-on engineering with platform leadership, architecture and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities



Data Platform Leadership

  • Define and drive enterprise data platform architecture and technology standards
  • Lead adoption of best practices across engineering, governance and operational excellence
  • Partner with business stakeholders to deliver scalable and strategic data solutions
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams


Data Engineering & Integration

  • Design and develop scalable data pipelines supporting batch, CDC, incremental and streaming workloads
  • Integrate data from POS, ERP, cloud platforms, APIs and enterprise applications
  • Build robust ingestion, transformation and data distribution frameworks
  • Drive platform performance, scalability and reliability


Data Modelling & Analytics

  • Design dimensional data models including star and snowflake schemas
  • Develop reusable data products supporting reporting, analytics and self-service BI
  • Ensure alignment between business processes and enterprise analytics requirements


Governance & Performance

  • Implement data quality, lineage, monitoring and testing frameworks
  • Optimize Spark workloads, SQL performance and platform efficiency
  • Support DevOps, CI/CD and release management practices
  • Drive metadata management and governance standards

Requirements

  • 7+ years' experience in Data Engineering or Data Platform development
  • Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale data platform solutions
  • Strong expertise in Databricks
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric
  • Strong SQL and Spark development experience
  • Data modelling experience including dimensional modelling, star and snowflake schemas
  • Experience with cloud-based analytics platforms
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
  • Previous exposure to retail, POS or consumer business environments is highly desirable

What's on Offer

  • Opportunity to shape a modern enterprise data platform
  • Exposure to Databricks and Microsoft Fabric at scale
  • High visibility across business and technology stakeholders
  • Leadership and mentoring responsibilities
  • Long-term strategic transformation programme