Ignite Digital Talent

Data Engineer

Ignite Digital Talent  •  £50k/yr  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  17 days ago
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Job Description

Data Engineer Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Synapse

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

Essential:

  • 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.

Desirable:

  • 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.

Benefits

  • Pension: 7% employer / 5% employee
  • Private Medical Insurance (optical & dental)
  • Group Income Protection (75% salary)
  • Death in Service (4x salary)
  • Critical Illness Cover (£10k)
  • 25 days holiday rising to 28
  • 8% Company bonus
Ignite Digital Talent

About Ignite Digital Talent

At Ignite Digital Talent, we do digital recruitment properly. As a progressive leader in talent acquisition and talent solutions, we give clients an edge through a distinctive partnering approach and by finding them exceptional data, digital and technology people to power their businesses. At the same time, our candidates value the expertise and care that’s helped us create a leading digital talent community.

Our talent solutions help our clients and candidates succeed in the digital age. Our in-depth expertise in digital, data and technology helps us attract hard-to-find talent. Equally, our focus on consulting and delivering talent solutions rather than simply filling vacancies means we’re valued as a forward-thinking talent acquisition partner.

Together, this specialist reputation and straight-forward collaborative approach mean we’re able to add lasting value to both our clients and candidates. Whether we’re working with individuals or organisations, Ignite powers digital progress.

Contact us: 0117 403 1448 / 0203 795 5035

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Bristol, GB
Year Founded
2015
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