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Senior Fabric Data Engineer (Contract)

Senior Fabric Data Engineer (Contract)

Remote

United kingdom

Senior

Freelance

03-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Data Governance Data Engineering Stakeholder Management Architecture

Job Specifications

Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer

6-month initial contract

£550-600 Outside IR35

North West - Hybrid (1 day per week onsite)

The Organisation

We're working with a major UK infrastructure organisation undergoing a multi-year data transformation programme, who are seeking a Senior Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to support the build-out of its modern lakehouse platform.

This is a key role within an established data engineering team, working on a large-scale modernisation initiative.

The Role

You will take ownership of a defined business workstream (e.g., Finance, Operations, HR), delivering end-to-end data engineering solutions within Microsoft Fabric.

This role requires both deep technical capability and strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement Fabric-based data ingestion pipelines across multiple data sources
Build and optimise metadata-driven pipelines
Develop and operationalise Medallion Architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold layers)
Manage data transformation and movement across layers
Ensure data governance, lineage, and access controls are well understood and applied
Work directly with business stakeholders to shape and deliver solutions
Own a full domain from ingestion through to curated data layer

Required Experience

Strong Microsoft Fabric data engineering experience
Hands-on delivery of metadata-driven pipelines
Proven Medallion Architecture implementation experience
Deep understanding of data modelling and lakehouse design
Solid grasp of governance, lineage and access principles
Experience owning end-to-end workstreams
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

Experience in large-scale data modernisation programmes
Experience working in infrastructure, utilities, or large enterprise environments

If you're interested, please message me directly or send an email to: sam.branney@venturi-group.com

( Microsoft / Fabric / Data / Engineer / Developer / Medallion / MS / Metadata / Lakehouse )

About the Company

Morgan McKinley is a global talent services expert, offering the full spectrum of solutions to meet both employers’ and jobseekers’ needs. With 19 offices in 10 countries and nearly 1000 employees, it provides 3 distinct solutions for customers. - Recruitment Solutions encompassing deep expertise across 10 professional disciplines offering temporary, contract and permanent recruitment; - Executive Search for targeted C-Suite talent searches; - Talent Solutions empowering talent acquisition to deli... Know more