Our client is a leading Dispensing Appliance Contractor (DAC) and provides a home dispensing service to over 60,000 clients across a wide range of products. Offering a cut-to-fit stoma product customisation service, they meet the diverse and individual needs of their clients. Our client continues to be on a journey of rapid growth and transformation. Our client provides a discreet and reliable home dispensing service through a dedicated Customer Service Team and 38 dispensing centres nationwide. We are seeking a skilled Azure Data Engineer to oversee and manage our clients data infrastructure. This role involves ensuring data availability, creating and maintaining the data models that support our ever-evolving BI Solution, and developing data management strategies for archiving, storing, and updating data on a predominantly Microsoft ecosystem, including Dataverse. Key Responsibilities: Data Management: Design and maintain SQL databases, ensuring data integrity and performance optimization. Azure Synapse Management: Develop and manage data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Synapse to integrate data from various sources. Data Integration: Utilize Microsoft Dataverse for data storage and management, ensuring seamless integration with other applications and services. Data Quality and Accuracy: Ensure that the data stored and processed on Azure are highly accurate. Collaboration: Work closely with analysts and stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver actionable insights. Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, ETL processes, and BI solutions. Data Strategy: Develop and implement data management strategies for archiving, storing, and updating data. As well as developing and implementing a data strategy for emerging technologies such as AI. Skills/Technical Knowledge: Proficient technical knowledge of Azure Data Platform, such as: Azure Data Lake Azure Synapse Analytics Azure SQL Database Azure Data Factory Azure Databricks Good level of knowledge on Power BI Good understanding of Microsoft reference architectures and when they should be used. Working knowledge of Data Platform Design Understanding of data modelling and schema design principles Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Relevant certifications in Azure or BI tools Experience in a cloud-based environment and familiarity with data governance practices. Working experience of Microsoft Dynamics (F&SCM and CE) Experience with Microsoft technology stack e.g. Dataverse, Power Platform etc. Experience with Agile delivery methods Benefits Up to £58k base salary Life Insurance Cover x10 Annual Salary Competitive full pension scheme of 8.5% employer contribution Employee cost of private healthcare covered with option to add family members A comprehensive, embedded Employee Assistance Programme Access to our bespoke employee reward platform “Fittle-perks” providing amazing perks such as discounts across major retailers and access to an online Wellbeing Centre 25 days annual leave, bank holidays 1 Me Day, 1 Volunteer day per annum Enhanced support on family friendly policy Flexible Working