Data Analytics Engineer; Microsoft Fabric

Data Analytics Engineer (Microsoft Fabric)

As we embark on a significant growth spurt as the leading omni-channel baby & nursery brand, we are looking to recruit a Data Analytics Engineer to design, build and maintain a new Microsoft Fabric data platform from the ground up. This unique role combines strong data architecture skills with hands‑on data engineering capability, supporting the end-to-end creation of data pipelines, modelling layers and semantic models.

You will work closely with an external partner to ensure our data foundations are modern, scalable, and aligned to best practice.

• Implement a new Microsoft Fabric platform from the ground up in collaboration with an external partner.
• Design and develop end-to-end data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric, including ingestion, transformation, orchestration and monitoring.
• Develop and maintain Lakehouse / Warehouse structures (tables, views, schemas, partitions).
• Build and optimise Dataflows Gen2 and other Fabric ingestion methods.
• Collaborate on platform architecture, performance considerations and modelling best practice.
• Implement and maintain core engineering standards: naming conventions, folder structures, workspace organisation.
• Integrate operational systems (ERP, POS, eComm, CRM, HR, Finance) into One Lake.
• Support data quality frameworks, validation rules and automated checks.
• Document data definitions, business rules and quality controls.
• Support ingestion of source data from bespoke internal systems and third‑party applications covering Retail and Wholesale Sales, Stock, Customer, Supply Chain and Finance into the data lake environment.
• Apply good practice in star‑schema modelling, incremental refresh, and DAX / M query optimisation.
• Work with software developers, analysts and self‑serve users to shape reporting requirements and ensure data models support their needs.
• Foster a culture of strong data governance and ensure reporting follows consistent definitions and KPIs across the organisation.
• Implement data validation checks and resolve quality issues with system owners.
• Help maintain data catalogues, security rules and sensitivity classifications within Fabric / Azure.

• Solid understanding of Microsoft Fabric, including Lake houses / Warehouses, Dataflows Gen2, Pipelines & notebooks, One Lake data architecture.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling (star‑schema, fact/dimension design, calculations, DAX, M).
• Strong SQL skills and ability to work with structured and unstructured data.
• Comfortable working in an environment where the data platform is being built from scratch.

• Experience with Azure Synapse, Databricks or other cloud data technologies.
• Exposure to Python or notebooks for data wrangling.
• Understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment, Dev Ops or version control for BI/work spaces.

• 33 days holiday, increasing up to 40 with service.
• Buy & Sell holiday schemes.
• Company Bonus Schemes.
• Employer pension contribution from day 1 enrolment.
• Significant staff discounts for family & friends from our shops & online.
• Ongoing offers & discounts across external organisations including holidays, travel, restaurants, gifts & services.
• Subsidised health & critical illness cover and insurances.
• Supportive family‑related leave policies (including enhanced pay for maternity, IVF & Fertility, surrogacy, paternity, adoption, shared parental leave).
• Supportive Foster Care & Carers Leave offering.
• Support for Loss and Bereavement.
• A Menopause Friendly Employer.
• Employee Recognition and Appreciation Schemes.
• We’re a business that cares about sustainability and employee well‑being.
• Great working environment and supportive team.

• Hybrid flexi working: 3 days in the office.
• Flexi‑time schemes based around core working hours.
• Free car parking, Prayer & Contemplation room, subsidised canteen, free tea & coffee, Games & TV rooms.

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