Lead Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric

Location: Home-based with travel to client site or Columbus offices as required

Salary: Negotiable (We aim to improve your current package)

Bonus: Yes

Holiday: 25 Days, Plus Bank Holidays (Increasing with Service)

Medical Insurance: Yes (terms apply) plus additional Health Cashback Plan

Hours: Full time (36.5 hpw)

Travel/Expenses: A car is required for travel to client sites - expensed at 45p per mile from home address (excluding travel to any Columbus Office within 35 miles)

JOIN US. BE YOURSELF. Diversity and Inclusion are close to our H.E.A.R.T! By joining our team, you will be part of a supportive network that values your voice, respects your ideas, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. Our average length of service in the UK is 8 years, as we are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace culture that celebrates and supports career growth and advancement in becoming a Trusted Advisor. We provide equal opportunities for everyone, ensuring a level playing field for all candidates. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds to apply for positions across our organisation.

Data & AI team: At Columbus, we value collaboration, trust-building, curiosity and delivering customer success. By joining our Data & AI team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to these values while continuously developing your skills and knowledge. This is a brand new and exciting position, offering a unique opportunity to work with Databricks, a leading platform in data engineering, you'll be given the chance to shape our data capabilities and grow within the business.

The role of Lead Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric: As an experienced Data Engineer you will implement data solutions using Microsoft Fabric, this will include developing and managing data pipelines, data analysis and data visualisation. You will collaborate with key stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver effective solutions. You will provide expertise and guidance on best practices and additionally, you will engage in pre-sales activities and present technical solutions to our clients.

Travel and Hybrid Working: We have an environment that gives you the flexibility to achieve an effective work-life balance for you and your family, whether you want to work from home, or at one of our luxury Cubo offices around the UK. We continue to offer our customers onsite consultancy time if requested, so flexibility around travel and overnight stays is expected dependent on the project requirements. Onsite time is planned ahead of time, within 2-week blocks so you know well in advance where you will be working. We encourage those in customer-facing roles to come into the office at least once a month, the locations are usually coordinated within each team for team meetings – but you can work from Nottingham HQ or any Cubo office regularly if you prefer, whichever suits you.

About You (The Essentials):

• Experience with Microsoft Fabrics and Azure Cloud.
• Proficiency in data engineering, data analysis and data visualisation (e.g. Power BI).
• Strong understanding of architecting enterprise-scale solutions.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Provide engineering leadership for a team of engineers.
• Be able to guide and manage project teams.
• Full drivers licence and access to vehicle.
• Curious, looking to challenge the status quo and improve.
• Collaborates well with both internal and external colleagues.
• Committed to personal development and becoming a Trusted Advisor in your field.

What we can offer: You will be a part of both a local and global team, where you not only share knowledge but also a laugh or two. We value our employees and leave room for flexibility so that you can enjoy a work-life balance.

• 25 Days Annual Leave (Increasing with Service)
• Columbus Benefits Hub – Discounts on Tickets, Shopping, Car leasing, Holidays, Food and More
• Enhanced Maternity Pay
• Access to Free Training Courses Delivered by Columbus Academy
• Free Microsoft Certifications and access to Microsoft Learn
• Modern Air-conditioned Office Spaces fully managed by Cubo (multiple UK locations)
• Free Barista Coffee and hot drinks made in-house
• Free Beer and Fizz every day (2 - 5pm)
• Casual Dress-code in our Offices
• Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance x4 Salary
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• £2,500 payment for successful candidate referrals
• Flexi-phone upgrade scheme (if eligible)
• Plus many more (check out our careers pages for details)

Company Awards & Recognition: Bi-annual Company Special Recognition Awards with prizes! Employee of the year and Long Service Awards. Employee Wellbeing Program (terms apply). Free 24/7 Access to Cubo Gym(s). Vitality Medical Insurance. Westfield Health Cash plan (includes an Employee Assistance Lines), Mental health first aiders. Suggestions Boxes.

Next Steps: If this sounds like the role for you, then please drop a copy of your CV over today via our website and “Apply for this job” or CV not up to date? then apply using your LinkedIn profile in seconds. You may also be prompted to "Connect with us", but please don’t worry if you don’t have the time, it does not impact your application.

Suitable for candidates working with/as: Gold Partner and Inner Circle. As a Microsoft Gold Partner for over 20 years, Columbus has access to a range of market-leading resources, training and certifications. As well as a host of awards, Columbus has twice been named partner of the year by Microsoft. As Microsoft Inner Circle members, Columbus has been recognised as part of an elite category of partners.