Senior Data Engineer – Microsoft Fabric / Azure £60,000 | 2-Year Fixed-Term Contract | North East | Hybrid Deekay Recruitment is working with a large, established organisation in the North East to recruit an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join its Data & Technology function. This is a hands-on senior position with responsibility for designing, building and improving the organisation's data infrastructure. You'll work across modern Microsoft data technologies, developing scalable data pipelines, data models and warehouse/lakehouse solutions that provide reliable, high-quality data for analytics and reporting. Key responsibilities include: * Design and build scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines from multiple data sources. * Develop and maintain data models, schemas, data warehouses and lakehouse solutions. * Work within a modern Microsoft/Azure data environment, including Microsoft Fabric. * Develop datasets and models to support Power BI and analytics. * Improve data quality, reliability, automation and performance. * Contribute to data architecture and technical design decisions. * Work closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand data requirements. * Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the team. * Ensure appropriate data governance, security and GDPR standards are maintained. We're particularly interested in candidates with experience across: * Microsoft Fabric and/or the wider Azure data ecosystem * SQL * Azure Data Factory / Synapse / Databricks * ETL/ELT and data pipeline development * Data warehousing and Lakehouse architectures * Dimensional/data modelling * Python/PySpark * Power BI data models * Data quality and governance This role would suit an established Senior Data Engineer, Lead Data Engineer or experienced Azure Data Engineer who enjoys remaining hands-on while taking greater ownership of technical direction and solution design. Location: North East – hybrid working with office attendance required across Newcastle and County Durham. Salary: £60,000 Contract: 2-year fixed-term contract If you're interested in discussing the opportunity, please apply with an up-to-date CV or contact George at Deekay Recruitment for further information