Senior/Principal Data Consultant - Data Engineer (MS Fabric)

All our office locations considered: Newbury, Reading, London, Liverpool, Glasgow (UK); Šibenik, Croatia (considered).

We are on the hunt for builders. No, we have not ventured into construction in our quest to conquer the world, rather a designer and builder of systems for all things data related where we are conquering the Data World. We can offer an interesting insight into projects spanning a variety of sectors, which may include industries such as telecoms, insurance, finance and mortgages.

First and foremost we seek strong Consultants; so if you are ready to explore our dynamic team where you can truly act as an expert in your field in support of our clients and their challenges in the world of data and technology, read on!

The Team

We’re Intuita – a fast growing consultancy that’s making waves in both the consultancy and technology space. With our ambitious goals for the year ahead and beyond, we are looking for talented individuals to complement the team of experts we already have working across our business, becoming a pivotal part of our journey, to not just meet, but continuously exceed our client expectations! Now as part of FSP Consulting we have an exciting and ambitious future!

The Role

We are seeking a skilled MS Fabric Data Engineer(s) to join our team, ideally initially on a contract basis, however longer term there is potential to discuss longer term opportunities in the shape of a permanent consultant opportunity. We can move fast and adapt our selection period to our needs – with this in mind, immediate or quick availability is ideal, alongside permanent rights to work are essential, alongside other factors we will consider.

Within this role you will be expected to:

• Build and maintain end-to-end data solutions using Microsoft Fabric, including Data Engineering, Data Factory, and Data Warehouse capabilities.
• Design, manage, and optimise data storage within OneLake, ensuring well-governed, well-structured, and shareable data assets.
• Develop scalable Spark (PySpark/Spark SQL) data transformations through Fabric notebooks to support high-volume processing.
• Create, orchestrate, and monitor robust data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Fabric Data Factory.
• Implement strong governance, security, and data lineage practices using Microsoft Purview.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment of Fabric assets, notebooks, and data pipelines.

Skills and Experience

As much as we just love working with great, fun people, there are some obvious required Skills and Experience we are going to be seeking out. For this role we would be expecting to see:

• Proven expertise across core Microsoft Fabric workloads and the unified analytics environment.
• Strong proficiency in Python, SQL, and Spark-based processing frameworks.
• Solid understanding of lakehouse architecture, including Delta/Parquet formats and data modelling.
• Experience designing secure, compliant, and well-governed data platforms.

Nice-to-have: MS Fabric certification.

Your Characteristics as a Consultant

• Driven by delivering quality work, with a great eye for detail.
• Takes accountability and ownership of tasks, and finds the best way to solve problems.
• Excellent communicator who can make sense of and communicate complex ideas to audiences of differing levels of seniority and technical ability.
• Ability to quickly understand client context and demonstrate expertise in their business.
• Relationship builder, with the ability to motivate and engage effectively to build trust with clients and colleagues.
• An interest in industry trends, emerging technologies, and client’s businesses.
• Ability to take the lead and drive initiatives independently.

If you don’t fit the above criteria exactly but are interested in working for us, get in touch anyway! – we hire people, not a job spec!

What’s in it for you?

• Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum DOE or contractor day rates, Outside IR35 can be discussed in person for experienced Engineers with good availability.
• (Really) flexible and remote working – we don’t mind when, where or how you work; you are trusted to work in the way that suits you best.
• Genuine care and support for your health and wellbeing – free therapy sessions, financial education, birthday treats and much more.
• Incredible training and learning opportunities – you’ll be surrounded by the best in the business and encouraged to keep growing.
• Freedom and empowerment to own problems and explore new ideas – we allow our consultants to actually be consultants, not just bodies.
• A supportive, friendly team – we work hard and enjoy spending time together, whether it’s in-person at socials or via silly Slack conversations.
• Dog friendly offices – we’re a team of dog lovers, so we’ve made our offices dog friendly!

Longer term our permanent hires attract the following key benefits as well as lighter, wider perks and of course a welcoming, supportive environment in which to develop and thrive is our best offering!

If you require any support with your application, please contact recruitment@intuitaconsulting.com