Data Warehouse Specialist

Contractor Opportunity :
Microsoft Fabric BI Implementation Lead

12-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £600–£700 / day

Remote - UK & occasional European travel

An exciting opportunity for a senior Business Intelligence contractor to play a pivotal role in a greenfield Microsoft Fabric implementation, replacing a legacy on-premise SQL data warehouse across a multi-country European organisation.

This is a high-impact, advisory-led role for someone who understands Azure and Fabric deeply, can confidently challenge vendors, and acts as the technical translator between delivery partners, internal BI teams, and non-technical stakeholders.

You’ll join a lean, capable BI & IT function as a trusted technical authority, supporting the migration from an on-prem SQL environment to Microsoft Fabric. Acting as the bridge between delivery partners and internal teams, your focus will be on technical assurance, governance, integration, and long-term sustainability rather than day-to-day coding.

This programme will roll out across six European affiliates plus the UK, each operating with a degree of autonomy - making stakeholder management, clarity of communication, and project drive absolutely critical.

• Provide technical direction and oversight for the migration to Microsoft Fabric
• Act as the technical conscience of the programme – reviewing architecture, data models, pipelines, and design decisions
• Support development of data pipelines, Fabric workloads, and Power BI integration
• Validate ETL / ELT processes, migrated datasets, and performance optimisation approaches
• Ensure data governance, security, privacy, and quality standards are embedded from day one
• Confidently challenge vendors, call out risks, and keep delivery honest and aligned to business needs
• Translate complex Azure / Fabric concepts into clear, practical language for affiliates and senior stakeholders
• Drive knowledge transfer, documentation, and internal upskilling to reduce long‑term vendor dependency

• Proven experience working with Microsoft Fabric implementations
• Strong Azure data platform knowledge (Fabric, Data Lake, Synapse, Data Factory)
• Advanced SQL and solid data modelling capability
• Comfortable operating in a project-led, advisory capacity rather than pure hands‑on delivery
• Confident communicator who can hold their own with vendors and senior stakeholders
• Proactive, pragmatic, and happy dealing with issues as they arise

• Experience working across multi‑country or federated business models
• Exposure to regulated or data‑sensitive environments (life sciences / pharma a plus, but not essential)
• Power BI integration experience
• Strong understanding of data governance, Info Sec, and privacy considerations
• Political awareness and the ability to navigate emotionally charged or high-visibility programmes

• Small, capable BI & IT team who value straight‑talking, challenge, and fresh perspective
• A culture that welcomes someone coming in to raise the bar, not just “keep things ticking over”
• High‑profile programme with genuine business impact and visibility

• Hybrid working – Windsor office for key meetings; otherwise remote
• Occasional travel to European affiliates (limited and planned)
• Start date :
  Ideally January, with a formal kick-off early February
• Duration :
  Contract to end on 31st December 2026
• Rate : £600–£700 / day (outside IR35)

If you’re a Fabric‑savvy BI contractor who enjoys advising the business, challenging assumptions, and keeping complex programmes honest, this is a rare opportunity to make a lasting impact.