Junior Data Engineer

We're looking for a Junior Data Engineer to take ownership of production support across an Azure-based data platform within the financial services sector, ensuring Azure SQL Databases, Azure Data Factory pipelines, Microsoft Fabric and Power BI reporting solutions remain stable, reliable and performant

• £200-£300 per day Outside IR35
• Opportunity to own and support a business-critical Azure data platform.

• Own day-to-day production support for the Azure data platform.
• Monitor and manage the Data Support inbox, ensuring requests are acknowledged and prioritised appropriately.
• Log, track and manage incidents and requests through Azure DevOps.
• Investigate and resolve Azure SQL Database issues including failed jobs, performance bottlenecks, data quality concerns and access requests.
• Monitor, troubleshoot and rerun Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines where required.
• Diagnose pipeline dependency issues and implement preventative fixes.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring incidents and recommend improvements.
• Support Microsoft Fabric and Power BI reporting solutions, tracing issues through source systems and data pipelines.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, providing regular updates during incidents and explaining technical issues in a clear, non-technical manner.
• Collaborate with wider Data and Technology teams on releases, platform changes and escalations.
• Contribute to continuous improvements in monitoring, alerting, documentation and support processes.
• Help maintain platform reliability, data quality and operational efficiency.

• Proven track record supporting production data platforms within Microsoft Azure environments.
• Strong SQL Server and T-SQL capability, including query optimisation, stored procedures, indexing and performance tuning.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure SQL Database administration and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to build, monitor and support Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines.
• Knowledge of Azure Data Lake and modern data platform architectures.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, ticket management and backlog processes.
• Strong understanding of ETL development and production data pipeline support.
• Exposure to Snowflake would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with Version control systems and CI/CD deployment processes
  and CI/CD deployment processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise competing requests and manage expectations effectively.
• Financial services, investment management, private markets or private credit sector knowledge would be beneficial but is not essential.
• A proactive, ownership-focused mindset and willingness to operate within a small, collaborative data team.