Azure Data Engineer (Contract) - Mid to Senior Level
Location: London (Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months
Day Rate: Flexible (Inside & Outside IR35 rates considered - IR35 status TBD)
Role
You'll be instrumental in delivering and supporting data solutions within Azure, working across pipeline development, cloud migration, and reporting readiness.
Day-to-day responsibilities
- Building and maintaining data pipelines using Azure Data Factory
- Supporting BAU data engineering activities and resolving issues
- Playing a key role in the migration of SQL Server environments to Azure
- Preparing, transforming, and structuring data for analytics and reporting
- Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure data quality, accessibility, and performance
- Occasionally designing and developing Power BI reports
Key Skills & Experience
- Strong hands‑on experience across the Azure data ecosystem
- Proven expertise with:
- Azure Data Factory (ADF)
- Azure Synapse Analytics
- SQL (T‑SQL, optimisation, data modelling)
- Python for data engineering tasks
- Experience delivering on‑prem to Azure cloud migrations
- Solid grasp of data warehousing and ETL/ELT principles
- Exposure to Power BI reporting
- Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, hands‑on contract environment
Desirable
- Experience in environments combining project work and BAU support
- Knowledge of modern Azure data architectures (e.g. lakehouse)
- Awareness of data governance and best practices
Additional Information
This is a contract role for UK residents only. This role does not offer sponsorship. You must have the right to work in the UK with no restrictions. Some of our roles may be subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.
My client has limited interview slots and they are looking to fill this vacancy by the end of the month. I have limited slots for 1st stage interviews next week, so if you’re interested, contact me directly via email with a copy of your most up‑to‑date CV.
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