Role: Azure Stack BI Developer
Contract: Full-Time - 35 hours per week, Permanent
Location: Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1QJ
Working Arrangements: Hybrid Working (3 days per week office based)
Who are we?
For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. We believe life is for living and more fun with those we love. Our purpose is to bring style and positivity to our customers lives through the clothes we make, the things we do and the values we have.
We are Made for Life. Considered style. Trusted quality. Sustainably sourced. Proud to be a B Corp™.
Equality and inclusion isn’t an aspiration but the standard. We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build from and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. You play a key part in creating an environment free from prejudice, racism, sexism, harassment, bullying and any other form of marginalisation in our workplaces.
Role Summary
The Azure Stack BI Developer will play a key role in managing data integrations between our business and our parent company, ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and high quality of data outputs. This role involves designing and developing ETL solutions, maintaining our data architecture, and supporting critical business processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, as well as excellent communication skills to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Role Responsibilities
* Support and manage integrations between our company and the parent company, ensuring smooth data exchanges and process flows.
* Design and develop ETL solutions that are robust, scalable, and efficient, focusing on accuracy and data consistency.
* Maintain and optimize existing data architecture, ensuring data integrity and performance are maintained to the highest standards.
* Validate and quality-check all outputs before delivering data to stakeholders, ensuring high levels of accuracy and reliability.
* Collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, convey technical information to non-technical audiences, and deliver solutions in a clear and concise manner.
* Liaise with team members and management to ensure BI solutions are aligned with overall business goals and timelines, always focusing on where the value add is.
* Deliver data projects within realistic timeframes while managing expectations, maintaining a professional, engaging, and stakeholder-focused demeanor throughout all interactions.
* Align self to the company's social and environmental mission and champion any actions that you can directly impact at all times.
Skills and Experience
* Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O, particularly in data integration and reporting.
* Advanced SQL proficiency, with expertise in data warehouse modelling and working with large datasets.
* Proven experience with Azure SQL Databases, data lakes, and developing scalable ETL solutions.
* Proficiency with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and Visual Studio for BI development.
* Strong attention to detail, with a focus on data accuracy and reliability.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and validate your work independently.
* Ability to interpret complex data and convert data into useful, actionable information.
* A natural problem solver, able to find patterns and trends in data and support incidents. Determined, persistent, and proactive, a self-starter keen to understand, analyze, and improve.
Additional Skills
* Experience with Python for data automation and manipulation.
* Familiarity with Azure Data Factory and ETL methodology for orchestrating data workflows.
* Knowledge of Synapse Analytics for advanced data processing.
* Experience with Power BI for visualizing and reporting data insights.
FatFace Benefits:
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Perkbox our online platform to use from day one (this includes amazing online discounts, home workouts, wellbeing content, popular brand discounts e.c.t)
* THRIVE – Our learning management system- access from day one with 1000’s of pieces of learning
* Dental Insurance (employee funded)
* Pension scheme
* EAP support around the clock- UNUM/Retail Trust/ Fashion Textiles Support
* Critical illness/Death in service for Salaried staff
* Sick pay allowances
* O2 phone discount
* Eye Tests/contributions to glasses
* Sabbatical leave in line with service
* Enhanced Family Friendly polices i.e. Maternity Leave
* Refer a friend scheme
Growth and Development Opportunities:
* Join a tight-knit team of fun, creative, and collaborative teammates with the autonomy to build the best solutions and drive ‘data as an asset’ culture adoption.
* Exposure to a greenfield site in cloud BI and data management architecture with scope to leverage cutting-edge technology to develop solutions.
* Opportunities to expose meaningful data and insight to help the business make digital-first decisions and drive profit.
* Ongoing exposure to new and exciting technology platforms in an ever-changing data landscape.
* Experience in working with Microsoft Azure Cloud Databases, ETLs, and DevOps.
* Opportunity to continue professional development through training programs.
* Exposure to best practices and gold standards for development.
If you're passionate about leveraging data to drive business solutions, thrive in a collaborative and innovative environment, and are excited about the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a cloud-first, data-driven landscape, then this role is for you. Join us at FatFace and be part of a company where your contributions directly impact our success while supporting a positive, inclusive culture. Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply now and help us continue building a business that’s truly "Made for Life."