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Lead Data Engineer | Enterprise Retail Tech| Microsoft Fabric | Hybrid

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Newcastle upon Tyne
3 weeks ago
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Lead Data Engineer | Enterprise Retail Tech| Microsoft Fabric | Hybrid

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Permanent
£70000 - £85000 per annum

Lead Data Engineer | Enterprise Retail Tech |
Newcastle – Hybrid
Salary & Benefits - £70,000 to £85,000 + 34 days annual leave, health, cycle to work, staff discounts

A cutting-edge retailer at the intersection of tech and luxury fashion is on the hunt for a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead its growing data platform strategy. The company—one of the UK's fastest expanding—offers a dynamic, digitally driven environment where innovation is the heartbeat of everything they do.
This is your chance to own and evolve an enterprise-scale data ecosystem, with Fabric at its core, and help shape the next generation of insight delivery for a global audience.
 
What You’ll Tackle
Leading a new in-house Data Engineering function focused on Fabric integrationDesigning and evolving robust architectures using Fabric components—Data Warehouses, Lakehouses, Real-Time Analytics & PipelinesBuilding scalable, cloud-first data models tailored to retail operations and customer intelligenceDriving end-to-end development across Azure and Microsoft Fabric environmentsManaging technical delivery across cross-functional teams and third-party collaboratorsEmbedding CI/CD processes and modern Agile workflows into data deliveryIdentifying opportunities for Fabric optimisation and enabling advanced analytics capabilitiesExperience:
Solid experience architecting and delivering solutions using Microsoft FabricProven leadership in growing and mentoring high-performing data teamsAdvanced knowledge of data integration strategies (CDC, APIs, ELT) and fabric-native toolsStrong understanding of Power BI, Synapse, and Dynamics 365 integrationExperience maintaining cloud data platforms (Azure preferred)Hands-on proficiency with SQL Server, version control, and data lifecycle managementThis is not just a tech role—it’s a chance to lead the retail data transformation from inside one of the UK’s most forward-thinking environments. If you’ve mastered Microsoft Fabric and want to architect with impact, this could be the move that defines your next chapter.
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