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Azure Data Engineer - Retail

IBM Computing
City of London
1 week ago
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Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK.

A career in IBM CIC means you'll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You'll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You'll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

  • Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications

  • Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us

  • Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year

  • Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks

  • A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome

  • Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees

  • Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme

  • More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

Your role and responsibilities

We are looking for a highly skilled Azure Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of advanced analytics solutions using Microsoft BI technologies. In this pivotal role, you will develop complex dashboards, reports, and data models, ensuring they meet the highest standards of usability, performance, and security. You will leverage your expertise in Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Power BI to deliver robust, scalable solutions for our retail operations. Your deep understanding of retail KPIs and ability to integrate data from Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations will be critical to success. This is a hands‑on technical role that also involves mentoring junior developers and collaborating closely with to translate business needs into actionable insights. If you thrive on solving complex problems and driving data‑powered decision‑making, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities
  • Design and develop advanced BI solutions using Power BI, SSRS, and Power BI Report Builder.
  • Implement ETL pipelines with Star Schema for optimal data warehouse performance.
  • Integrate Azure Databricks with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations for retail analytics.
  • Lead optimisation and standardisation of dashboards for performance and usability.
  • Mentor junior team members and ensure adherence to best practices.
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Expert‑level skills in Power Query, DAX, T‑SQL, and SQL Server programming.
  • Strong understanding of Azure Data Factory, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure Databricks.
  • Proven experience with retail industry KPIs and analytics.
  • Ability to manage BYOD interfaces and jobs effectively.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
Preferred technical and professional experience

Knowledge of R for statistical and predictive modelling.

Experience with Power BI Embedded services for custom applications.

Familiarity with SSRS advanced reporting techniques.

Understanding of advanced security implementations in BI solutions.

Desirable Certifications
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
  • Exam DP‑203: Data Engineering on Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
  • Exam AZ‑204: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Exam AZ‑305: Designing Azure Infrastructure Solutions
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (optional)
  • Exam AI‑102: Designing & Implementing Azure AI Solutions

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.


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