Data Engineer - London

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Data Engineer to work for our client within the legal sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role that will be based in London.

As a Data Engineer with expertise in CluedIn, Microsoft Purview, Fabric, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and Data Factory. You will integrate and optimise disparate data sources across their legal, financial, and operational systems. This role is critical to ensure that our client’s legal data assets are accurately mapped, classified, governed, and structured for compliance, efficiency, and insights-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Integrate, classify, and map disparate data sources across matters, clients, people, finance, and knowledge into CluedIn and Microsoft Purview for a unified data catalog
• Define and manage edges in CluedIn to establish clear relationships between legal cases, clients, fee earners, financial transactions, and knowledge repositories
• Develop and automate ETL processes using Azure Data Factory for structured and unstructured data ingestion from case management, HR, finance, and knowledge systems
• Design scalable data pipelines in Databricks (PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake) to process large datasets efficiently across legal, financial, and HR domains
• Integrate CluedIn with Microsoft Fabric & Synapse
• Implement firmwide data governance policies in Microsoft Purview, ensuring classification, data retention, security, and access controls
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, UK Data Protection Act, and legal data privacy laws, particularly in handling sensitive case files and client information
• Integrate and optimize financial data pipelines for billing, revenue forecasting, cost analysis, and profitability insights in Azure Synapse and Databricks
• Collaborate with lawyers, finance teams, HR, and IT to understand their data needs and provide insights-driven solutions

Technical Requirements

• CluedIn
• Purview
• Fabric
• Databricks
• Azure Data Factory
• Synapse
• SQL Server
• Azure
• PowerBI
• Self-Service Analytics

Why join us?

• Career coaching and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more
• Access to the Buy As You Earn share scheme

About FDM

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 4,000 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.