Senior Data Engineer - Manchester

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Data Engineer to work for our client within the transport sector. This is initially a 3-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Manchester.

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer with a strong background in Azure Data Services and Data Fabric to support the design, build, and optimisation of enterprise-grade data solutions. The role requires hands-on expertise in developing advanced data pipelines, architecting data lake structures, aligning governance frameworks, and enabling robust reporting capabilities. 

The ideal candidate will be someone who can take end-to-end ownership of data engineering initiatives and deliver solutions aligned with enterprise data architecture and governance principles. 

Responsibilities

• Design and build complex ETL/ELT pipelines from scratch, integrating multiple data sources while implementing advanced transformations using Mapping Data Flows
• Optimise performance and manage dependencies, ensuring robust monitoring/debugging of pipelines
• Architect and implement hierarchical data storage structures with partitioning and lifecycle policies
• Define and apply advanced RBAC and ACL-based security models while enabling integration with Synapse, Databricks, and serverless SQL pools for analytics
• Deliver end-to-end reporting solutions, including data modelling in Power Query and DAX using Power BI to build interactive dashboards and implement row-level security (RLS)
• Publish, manage and optimise reports in the Power BI service
• Develop reusable, scalable data transformation scripts and pipelines and optimise Spark jobs for large-scale distributed data processing
• Implement, and handover CI/CD pipelines for data workflows using Azure DevOps while enforcing Git based version control best practices and automating the testing as well as deployment of data engineering solutions
• Apply Data Fabric principles to ensure seamless integration, discoverability, and governance across diverse data sources
• Contribute to the enterprise-wide data fabric strategy by maintaining the implementation and adoption of a unified data platform for analytics, AI, and regulatory requirements

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Senior Data Engineer in Azure cloud environments
• Strong hands-on skills with ADF, Data Lake, Power BI, and Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated ability to architect scalable, secure, and governed data platforms 
• Solid understanding of data governance and Data Fabric principles 
• Experience working with data modelling, transformations, and performance optimisation
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Solid communication and stakeholder engagement skills 

Why join us

• Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
• Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
• Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
• Annual leave and work-place pension

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 2,500 Employees. 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.