This is a hands-on Senior Data Engineer role with strong architecture exposure
You will work closely with the Solution Architect, Delivery Manager, Azure DevOps Engineer and client stakeholders to understand the current environment, challenge existing patterns and help define a practical target architecture
During the initial six weeks, the role will combine technical discovery, architecture design and hands-on prototyping. You will help assess the existing environment, define the target approach, make technology recommendations, and contribute to building and validating an initial PoC that demonstrates the proposed solution
If the project proceeds into implementation, the role is expected to become considerably more hands-on and may transition into a long-term, full-time engagement
Assess the current data estate, including source systems, integrations, ETL/data flows, Power BI dependencies and existing Fabric components
Understand and document existing data flows and technical dependencies, helping preserve critical knowledge of the current environment
Identify data-quality, integration, scalability and maintainability issues
Contribute to the design of the target bronze / silver / gold lakehouse architecture
Define scalable ingestion and transformation patterns for multiple ERP and other enterprise data sources
Evaluate Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory and Databricks and contribute to the platform recommendation
Assess technical trade-offs including platform fit, maintainability, performance and operating cost
Define the first end-to-end PoC together with its scope and technical success criteria
Contribute to implementation estimates, sequencing and the wider technical roadmap
Collaborate closely with the Solution Architect and client stakeholders throughout Discovery
Potentially transition into hands-on implementation of the platform following client approval
Assess the existing data landscape, integrations and data flows
Identify key architectural, data-quality and integration gaps
Design the target lakehouse / medallion architecture
Evaluate Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory and Databricks and recommend the most suitable approach
Define the first implementation / PoC scope and the roadmap for the subsequent build phase
If Discovery is successful and the client approves the implementation, the project is expected to continue into a longer-term build phase, starting with the agreed PoC and expanding into implementation of the wider data platform