Data Engineer

Manchester
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Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric)

Manchester / Birmingham / Nottingham (Hybrid - 2 days onsite)

£50,000

Permanent - Full-time

About the Opportunity

SF Partners are partnering with a leading UK law firm to hire a Data Engineer with Microsoft Fabric experience to support a major data transformation programme.

The business is moving away from SAP BW and building a modern data platform on Microsoft Fabric, and this role will be central to that journey.

This is an opportunity to work hands-on with Fabric in a real enterprise environment - helping shape the platform, pipelines, and reporting layer from the ground up.

The Role

You'll play a key role in designing and delivering data solutions within Microsoft Fabric, working closely with both technical teams and business stakeholders.

This role is ideal for someone who already has exposure to Fabric (or strong Azure experience with hands-on Fabric work) and wants to deepen their expertise in a growing, high-impact environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and build data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric (Data Pipelines, Dataflows, OneLake, Lakehouse)

Support the migration from SAP BW into a Fabric-based architecture

Develop and optimise ETL/ELT processes using Fabric and/or Azure Data Factory

Build and maintain scalable data models to support reporting and analytics

Contribute to the development of a gold-standard reporting layer (Power BI semantic models)

Work with stakeholders across Finance, HR, and Commercial teams

Ensure strong data governance, security, and compliance (GDPR)

Document processes and support best practice across the data team

What We're Looking For

Experience working with Microsoft Fabric (essential)

Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets

Experience building data pipelines and working with lakehouse architectures

Knowledge of tools such as Azure Data Factory and/or Fabric Data Pipelines

Experience with Python or PySpark for data transformation

Understanding of data modelling (dimensional modelling, medallion architecture)

Strong communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders

Desirable:

Experience migrating from legacy systems (e.g. SAP BW)

Exposure to SAP data (HANA, BW, SuccessFactors, etc.)

Experience with Power BI and semantic models

Why Apply?

Work on a high-profile Microsoft Fabric implementation

Play a key role in a large-scale data migration project

Gain deeper expertise in one of the fastest-growing data platforms

Join a collaborative and forward-thinking data team

Hybrid working and strong benefits package

Apply Now

If you're a Data Engineer with Microsoft Fabric experience looking to take ownership of a major transformation project, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch with SF Partners for more information

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