Jobs, fresher vacancy - Senior Data Engineer • UK

Company: Ignite Digital

UK

Senior Data Engineer Azure, Power BI, ADF, Synapse Salary: £60,000£70,000 + excellent benefits Location: Birmingham or London (12 days per month in office) Employment: Full time Join a leading and growing UK financial services company as a Senior Data Engineer, taking ownership of enterprise-grade Azure data solutions and advanced Power BI reporting. This is a high-impact role for an experienced data engineer who wants technical leadership, architectural influence, and the chance to shape a modern cloud-based data platform built on Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake, and Microsoft Fabric. The Role As Senior Data Engineer, you will: Lead the design, build, and optimisation of Azure Data Factory (ADF) ETL pipelines. Develop scalable Synapse Analytics data models and performance-optimised SQL workloads. Own and enhance Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reporting standards (major focus). Shape cloud data architecture across Azure Data Lake and Synapse environments. Play a key role in the organisations transition to Microsoft Fabric. Implement robust data quality, validation, and monitoring frameworks. Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to deliver high-value data solutions. Mentor junior data engineers and support engineering standards. Contribute to Agile delivery through Azure DevOps and CI/CD practices. Key Skills & Experience Essential: Advanced Power BI expertise: datasets, DAX, modelling, governance, performance tuning. Expert-level Azure Data Factory (ETL/ELT pipelines, automation, optimisation). Strong Azure Synapse experience: warehousing, SQL pools, query tuning, stored procedures. Deep proficiency in SQL development and optimisation. Solid understanding of Azure Data Lake and cloud storage layers. Proven track record delivering Azure-based data engineering solutions. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement. Demonstrated mentoring or technical leadership experience. Desirable: Exposure to Microsoft Fabric. Experience with AI/automation tools (Copilot, ChatGPT) or Azure Machine Learning. Experience working in financial services or another regulated industry. Why Apply? Senior, high-responsibility role with architectural influence. Modern Azure stack with Fabric adoption underway. Strong progression, visibility, and business impact. Flexible hybrid model: only 12 office days per month. Benefits Pension: 7% employer / 5% employee Private Medical Insurance (optical & dental) Flexible hybrid working requiring 1-2 days per month in office Group Income Protection (75% salary) Death in Service (4x salary) Critical Illness Cover (£10k) 25 days holiday rising to 28 Company bonus 8%