Senior Data Engineer

Are you a technically strong data engineer looking to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll deliver complex data solutions, contribute to enterprise-scale projects, and mentor more junior engineers. You’ll work across multiple domains, helping clients achieve measurable outcomes while building deep technical expertise and growing into a leadership role.

Arreoblue is a Data Analytics Consultancy, specialising in fast execution of data projects from concept to delivery. Focusing on Retail, Manufacturing & Financial Services, we help our clients become data driven and make more effective decisions through data. We focus and measure ourselves on delivering fast Time to Value. We work with our clients to ensure that value is clear, and everything is understood leaving our clients with a platform for success that they can continue to build on.

At Arreoblue we value humility, collaboration, excellence, innovation and trust. We seek individuals who want to grow and share their knowledge with our teams and customers.

As a Senior Data Engineer
, you will be responsible for delivering high‑quality, enterprise‑scale data solutions and supporting the technical success of projects.

This role blends:

• Hands‑on technical expertise in your core domain(s)
• Consultancy and client‑facing delivery
• Mentorship of junior engineers and contribution to practice standards
• Delivery accountability, balancing quality and efficiency

You will:

• Design, develop, and support complex data pipelines and data platforms (Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Dedicated SQL Pools).
• Ensure solutions meet standards for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance across projects, contributing to architecture and solution design.
• Remain hands‑on when tackling complex or critical technical challenges.
• Contribute to defining and improving engineering practices, standards, CI/CD processes, and reusable frameworks.
• Mentor and coach Engineers and Junior Engineers, sharing knowledge and fostering technical excellence.
• Collaborate closely with client stakeholders and internal teams to ensure delivery aligns with business objectives.
• Support delivery risk management, ensuring projects are completed on time and to the required standard.

• Develop and test high‑quality, maintainable data solutions aligned with engineering standards.
• Deliver data platforms and pipelines in Azure Data Platform, including Databricks, Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Dedicated SQL Pools.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and optimisation of data models, queries, and pipelines.
• Implement best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and reusable delivery components.
• Mentor and support Junior Engineers, enabling technical progression and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineers and Principals to ensure alignment with practice standards and client requirements.
• Participate in client workshops, discovery sessions, and technical discussions, contributing expertise to solution design.
• Ensure technical solutions are robust, scalable, and commercially viable.

To be successful in this role you will be required to have the following:

• Strong hands‑on experience in modern Lakehouse and SQL/MPP architectures.
• Solid knowledge of Azure Data Platform technologies:
• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Dev Ops and CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in Python, Spark, and SQL.
• Experience in performance tuning, data optimisation, and cloud best practices.
• Understanding of distributed systems, security, governance, and networking.
• Comfortable operating in client‑facing environments.
• Ability to translate technical solutions into business value.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting technical development within a team.

• Microsoft Certified:
  Fabric Data Engineer Associate

• Track record of technical delivery across multiple projects or domains.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or supporting…