Data Engineer - Perm - Fully Remote - Consultancy

Overview

Data Engineer for a Global consultancy. Various clients.

Please only apply if you have the ability to be security cleared (5+ years in the UK)

Role:
Data Engineer

Type:
Perm

Location:

Remote - Occasional office visit in the UK

Salary: £60,000 + benefits

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines using Azure and Databricks.
• Develop robust ETL/ELT processes to support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads.
• Implement data models, transformation logic, and quality frameworks across the data lifecycle.
• Write clean, maintainable Python code for data engineering and automation tasks.
• Work with Delta Lake and modern lakehouse patterns to optimise data storage and performance.
• Contribute to CI/CD and Data Ops practices to improve deployment reliability and workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate with clients to understand requirements, propose solutions, and deliver technical outcomes.
• Support best practice data governance, documentation, and platform standards.

• Strong experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks.
• Solid understanding of the end to end data lifecycle, from ingestion to consumption.
• Proficiency in Python for data engineering and automation.
• Hands on experience building ETL/ELT pipelines in production environments.
• 4-5 years working in data engineering, data consulting, or a similar technical role.

• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience with Delta Lake and lakehouse architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Data Ops, or modern deployment pipelines.

• Confident in client facing interactions, including workshops, requirements gathering, and solution walkthroughs.
• Consulting background is beneficial but not essential.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to translate technical concepts for non technical audiences.
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working across varied client environments.

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