Data Engineer
Summary
A data engineer joining a legal-sector client's internal data team in Greater Manchester (hybrid, 2–3 office days per month). Day to day they design, build, and maintain an Azure-based data environment — building pipelines into the data lake, managing environments, and optimising Power BI reporting — using Azure, SQL, and Git/DevOps.
Data Engineer
Hybrid (2 – 3 days per month in the office)
Greater Manchester
£38,000 - £40,000 DOE
Only candidates within a commutable distance of Greater Manchester will be considered.
About the Role
Our legal client is seeking a Data Engineer to join their Data Team to design, build, and maintain an Azure-based data environment.
Within this role you will architect and manage the data ecosystem, develop pipelines, oversee the data lake and enable high-performance reporting through Power BI.
You’ll collaborate with Stakeholders to deliver the data roadmap, ensure a single source of truth, and help define a robust data strategy.
This is a great opportunity to bring fresh ideas and shape the future of data within a growing organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Head of Department to prioritise and deliver data requirements into the data lake.
- Build, schedule, and manage data pipelines from operational systems into Azure.
- Maintain both production and development environments, ensuring robustness and scalability.
- Design and document processes for data ingestion, transformation, and reporting.
- Partner with BI Analysts to optimise Power BI reporting performance.
- Develop data re-engineering processes (e.g. customer satisfaction and scoring models).
- Implement proactive monitoring systems to track and alert on data process performance.
- Keep abreast of developments in Data Strategy, Azure, and Power BI to identify opportunities for innovation.
Skills & Experience
- Strong / Proven experience with Azure.
- Strong SQL knowledge.
- Familiarity with Git/DevOps Repos.
- Strong problem-solving ability.