Senior Azure Data Engineer - Managed Services

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer supporting production data pipelines and platforms.
• Strong knowledge of T-SQL and SQL Server, including performance tuning and query optimisation.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python for automation.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory, including pipeline orchestration, linked services, environment management, and parameterisation.
• Experience with SSIS for ETL processes and legacy data integration tasks.
• Expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure Dev Ops.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, such as Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Synapse Analytics, or other components of the Microsoft data ecosystem.
• Proven ability to work within Agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, and Test‑Driven Development environments.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing multiple client environments, ensuring stability and performance optimisation.
• Understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management practices is desirable.
• Exposure to IT Service Management tools like Service Now is desirable.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics is desirable.

• Demonstrate technical expertise within our Managed Services and wider data communities to ensure user‑centred, automated infrastructure is developed based on business requirements and best practices.
• Support and enhance data solutions built on Microsoft Fabric, SQL, Azure Data Factory, and SSIS.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and proactively resolve data pipeline issues across multiple client environments.
• Design and implement robust CI/CD practices for data workflows and deployments.
• Lead performance tuning, data optimisation, and platform reliability improvements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, deliver updates, and translate complex data issues into clear actions.
• Maintain strong client relationships with a focus on reliability, trust, and value delivery.
• Share best practices and mentor junior data engineers within the team.
• Champion continuous improvement in development practices, testing, and deployment.
• Provide technical leadership and hands‑on engineering as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Act as a Senior Consultant delivering Data Engineering services to our clients.
• Be part of the on‑call rota as part of our Managed Services Team.

• ARM
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Dev Ops
• ETL
• Fabric
• Support
• Kanban
• Power BI
• Python
• SQL
• Service Now
• SSIS
• Terraform
• Cloud
• ITSM
• TDD

We are Hippo, a rapidly growing digital consultancy that designs with empathy and builds for impact by combining data‑informed evidence, human‑centred design, and software engineering. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to solve complex problems and create lasting value. Our Managed Services Team delivers secure, scalable, well‑engineered solutions and supports clients with reliable data services. We offer a competitive salary of 57,500 to 66,000 plus benefits, a transparent progression path at Senior level, and a range of benefits including pension, holiday allowance, wellbeing support, flexible benefits, relocation support of up to 8,000, and hybrid working with travel to one of our UK offices or client sites as required.

We are headquartered in Leeds with offices in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Bristol, and we support a diverse and inclusive workplace.

last updated 36 week of 2026