Senior Engineer, Data Engineering

3 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom FDM Group Full time

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Data Engineer to work for our client within the transport sector. This is initially a 3-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Manchester .
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Azure Data Services and Data Fabric to support the design, build, and optimisation of enterprise-grade data solutions.

The role requires hands-on expertise in developing advanced data pipelines, architecting data lake structures, aligning governance frameworks, and enabling robust reporting capabilities. The ideal candidate will be someone who can take end-to-end ownership of data engineering initiatives and deliver solutions aligned with enterprise data architecture as well as governance principles.

Build complex ETL/ELT pipelines from scratch, integrating multiple data sources while implementing advanced transformations using mapping data flows
Optimise performance and manage dependencies, ensuring robust monitoring/debugging of pipelines
Architect and implement hierarchical data storage structures with partitioning as well as lifecycle policies
Define and apply advanced RBAC as well as ACL-based security models while enabling integration with Synapse, Databricks, and serverless SQL pools for analytics
Deliver end-to-end reporting solutions, including data modelling in Power Query and DAX using Power BI to build interactive dashboards and implement row-level security (RLS)
Develop reusable, scalable data transformation scripts and pipelines and optimise Spark jobs for large-scale distributed data processing
Implement and transfer CI/CD pipelines for data workflows using Azure DevOps while enforcing Git based version control best practices and automating the testing as well as deployment of data engineering solutions
Apply Data Fabric principles to ensure seamless integration, discoverability, and governance across diverse data sources while managing as well as optimising reports in the Power BI service
Contribute to the enterprise-wide data fabric strategy by maintaining the implementation and adoption of a unified data platform for analytics, AI, and regulatory requirements

Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Data Engineer in Azure cloud environments
Strong hands-on skills with ADF, Data Lake, Power BI, and Azure DevOps
Demonstrated ability to architect scalable, secure, and governed data platforms
Solid understanding of data governance and Data Fabric principles
Experience working with data modelling, transformations, and performance optimisation
Project Management and analytical thinking skills

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and work-place pension

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