A global financial organisation is investing heavily in

Data & AI , with a major

Microsoft Fabric migration

underway and the foundations being built for its next phase of AI and advanced analytics.

This newly created

Senior Data Engineer / 2IC role

will work closely with the Head of Data & AI, combining hands‑on engineering with the opportunity to influence

platform design, engineering standards and data practices .

You'll play a key role in the transformation, with the autonomy to challenge existing approaches, improve how data is engineered and help shape the future data platform.

The organisation has been recognised with multiple awards for Innovation and Employee satisfaction, reflecting its solid focus on technology, people and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

Play a key role in the

Microsoft Fabric migration

Design and build scalable data solutions across the modern data platform

Contribute to engineering standards, reusable patterns and quality practices

Work across data modelling, ETL/ELT, transformation and integration

Help shape how data is structured, governed and made available for analytics and AI

Provide technical guidance and mentoring across the wider engineering capability

What you'll bring We're looking for a strong Senior Data Engineer who combines deep technical capability with the confidence to influence and operate with autonomy.





You'll ideally bring:

Advanced

SQL

and strong database development skills

Strong data modelling, ETL/ELT and transformation experience

Experience with

Microsoft Fabric - Bonus!

Understanding of modern lakehouse, warehouse and

Medallion architecture

Strong understanding of data quality, lineage, metadata and governance

Experience with Git, code review and CI/CD

Python and/or PySpark would be advantageous

A track record of taking ownership and improving engineering practices

Most importantly, you'll be someone who doesn't need everything mapped out for you. You can work through ambiguity, challenge assumptions, make sound technical decisions and bring stakeholders with you.

What you'll get in return

A newly created role with

genuine technical ownership and influence

Major exposure to

Microsoft Fabric and the broader Data & AI transformation

The opportunity to help shape engineering practices and the future data platform

Strong visibility across senior technology, data and business stakeholders

Ready to shape what's next? If you're a

Senior Data Engineer, Lead Data Engineer or Senior Analytics Engineer

looking for an opportunity to have genuine technical influence within a major Data & AI transformation, I'd love to hear from you.

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