Data Engineer

Overview

Salary: £50,000–£55,000 + excellent benefits

Location: Birmingham or London (12 days per month in office)

Employment: Full time

A leading and growing UK financial services company is seeking a Data Engineer to build Power BI reporting solutions and support the development of its Azure data platform.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-level engineer looking to deepen their Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and SQL experience while contributing to enterprise-wide MI and analytics.

The Role

You will:

• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, and data models using DAX and Power Query (key focus).
• Develop and maintain Azure Data Factory ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Work with Azure Synapse Analytics on modelling, optimisation, and BI-ready datasets.
• Support early adoption and migration to Microsoft Fabric.
• Write and optimise SQL queries for reporting, analysis, and data preparation.
• Collaborate with analysts, senior engineers, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to data quality, documentation, and continuous improvement.
• Operate within Agile delivery using Azure DevOps and Git.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong experience developing Power BI reports, dashboards, and data models.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory ETL pipelines.
• Working knowledge of Azure Synapse modelling and performance tuning.
• Good SQL skills for analytics and optimisation.
• Understanding of Azure Data Lake structures.
• Experience using Git and Azure DevOps in Agile teams.
• 24 years experience in a Data Engineering or BI Development role.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience in cloud-based BI/MI environments.
• Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry.

Why Apply?

• High-impact role combining data engineering and BI development.
• Fast-growing financial services environment with strong investment in data.
• Career progression within a modern Azure data ecosystem.
• Only 12 days per month required in the office.
• Private Medical Insurance (optical & dental)