Data & Integration Engineer

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Group Head Office

• Manchester
• Permanent

Salary:
Up to £49,000

Hours:

Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

In 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Job Title:
Data & Integration Engineer

Location:
Hybrid – Manchester City Centre (1-2 days per week office-based)

Salary:
Up to £49,000 per annum

Contract:
Permanent

Please note: UK applicants only | No sponsorship available

Outcomes First Group is the UK's largest independent provider of specialist education and care. Through our divisional brands, we work across education, care and children's services to deliver high-quality support and improve outcomes for children and young people.

As we continue to grow and invest in technology, we're looking for a Data & Integration Engineer to join our IT team and play a key role in developing data integrations, automation solutions and AI-powered technologies that support the organisation's digital transformation strategy.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing technology function where you'll be responsible for designing, developing and supporting integrations, data solutions and automation platforms across the Group.

Acting as a technical specialist, you'll work closely with business stakeholders, software providers and internal teams to ensure secure, reliable and efficient data flow between our core business applications. You'll also play a key role in developing modern data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and supporting the adoption of automation and AI technologies across the organisation.

Using tools such as Microsoft Fabric, Power Automate and Copilot Studio, you'll help improve business processes, enhance reporting capabilities and drive innovation through data and automation.

We're looking for someone with strong technical expertise, excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for using technology to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

• Design, develop, maintain and support integrations between key business systems and applications.
• Build and optimise data pipelines, transformation processes and data solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop and maintain Lakehouse and Warehouse solutions to support reporting, analytics and business intelligence requirements.
• Create and support automation solutions using Microsoft Power Automate to improve business efficiency.
• Design and develop Microsoft Copilot Studio agents to enhance automation and user self-service capabilities.
• Develop AI-powered solutions using Copilot Studio, Power Platform and Azure AI technologies.
• Implement best practice engineering, testing, deployment and support processes across integrations and automation solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data, integration and automation services, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Ensure all solutions meet security, governance and compliance requirements.
• Work closely with stakeholders to identify opportunities to automate processes and improve data accessibility.
• Support continuous improvement across data engineering, integration, reporting and AI capabilities.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to internal teams and third-party suppliers.

• Proven experience in a Data Integration Engineer, Integration Developer or similar role.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Warehouse and Data Factory solutions.
• Experience designing and developing ETL processes, data pipelines and integration solutions.
• Strong SQL and Python skills, with experience using PySpark.
• Experience building solutions using Microsoft Power Automate.
• Experience working with REST APIs, integrations and authentication methods such as OAuth and Entra .
• Strong understanding of data architecture, governance and security principles.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale data and integration platforms.
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