Azure Data Engineer/Architect - Customer Facing Role - Outside IR35 Contract

Azure Data Engineer/Architect | Customer Facing Experience Essential | Azure, Synapse | £550p/day Outside IR35 - Remote (UK)

Role: Azure Data Engineer/Architect with Customer-Facing Experience

Duration: 3 Months Initially

Location: Remote (UK)

Start Date: ASAP

Rate: £550p/day Outside IR35

About The Role

Our partner is looking for Senior Data Engineer/Architect to play a key role in shaping their data infrastructure, leveraging the latest Azure technologies. You'll be working hands-on with Synapse and Spark technologies in enterprise-scale data environments. Additionally, you will gain exposure to Microsoft Fabric.

This is a contract role for an experienced and customer-facing person who thrives in complex data environments and can also bridge the gap between hands-on engineering and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines using Synapse and Spark.
• Develop and optimise data processing code in Python and PySpark.
• Support data architecture design and ensure alignment with enterprise data strategy.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to gather and refine requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and direction to other engineers and analysts on the team
• Ensure the integrity, reliability and security of data infrastructure.
• Champion best practices in data modelling, governance and performance optimisation.

Required Skills/Experience

• Experience in Synapse, Spark and enterprise data integrations.
• Solid command of Python and Spark clusters.
• Ability to architect end-to-end data solutions across complex systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring team members or cross-functional data teams.

Desirable Skills

• Proven experience implementing commercial Microsoft Fabric solutions within an enterprise environment.
• Understanding of OneLake and lakehouse architecture, pipelines and data quality principles.

Azure Data Engineer/Architect | Customer Facing Experience Essential | Azure, Synapse | £550p/day Outside IR35 - Remote (UK)