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Senior Azure Data Engineer

Morgan Hunt UK Ltd
Lewes
1 day ago
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Morgan Hunt are working with a public sector organisation based in Brighton to recruit two Senior Azure Data Engineers on a contract basis. The role is focused around Azure, so someone with strong knowledge of Azure would be preferred. The role is on a contract basis, but there is potential for the role to be extended beyond the initial end date.


Key Responsibilities

  • Owning technical delivery within an agile squad by translating user stories into robust Azure-based data engineering solutions
  • Building scalable, cost-efficient components of the organisations Data Platform
  • Maintaining compliance with governance policies
  • Supporting operational reliability through monitoring and alerting
  • Staying current with evolving technologies
  • Coaching and mentoring junior engineers, guiding analysts on data platform use, helping develop data capability across the organisation
  • Supporting or deputising for the Principal Data Engineer in solution design and team leadership

Experience Required

  • Strong knowledge of cloud data platforms and data storage technologies (Azure preferably)
  • Hands-on data engineering development experience
  • Strong SQL skills
  • Data integration and workflow application knowledge (preferable Azure Data Factory)
  • Agile working experience

Contract until 31/03/26 (extension possibility - 6/9 month project)


4 days per month office attendance (Brighton office)


£550 per day Inside IR35 (flexibility available)


Please get in touch for further information.


Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.


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