Senior Data Platform Consultant

Senior Data Platform Consultant | Microsoft Fabric | Azure | Remote (UK) | Up to £80k

Ready to shape the future of enterprise data?

We're partnering with one of the UK's leading Microsoft cloud consultancies to find an experienced Senior Data Platform Consultant to join their growing Data & AI practice.

This is an opportunity to work for a business that's recognised as a true Microsoft specialist, delivering complex cloud, data and AI transformation projects for enterprise customers across the UK. You'll work alongside some of the brightest minds in the Microsoft ecosystem, helping organisations unlock the full value of their data using the latest Azure and Microsoft Fabric technologies.

If you're passionate about modern data platforms, enjoy solving complex business challenges, and thrive in a customer-facing consulting environment, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As a Senior Data Platform Consultant, you'll take ownership of designing and delivering modern data platforms built on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric.

Working closely with customers, you'll lead workshops, define data strategies, architect scalable solutions, and provide technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle. This is a hands-on consulting role where you'll combine strategic thinking with technical expertise to help customers build secure, governed and future-proof data platforms.

What You'll Be Doing

• Designing end-to-end Azure and Microsoft Fabric data platforms
• Building scalable Lakehouse architectures using the Medallion approach (Bronze, Silver & Gold)
• Architecting enterprise data warehouses, Fabric Warehouses and Azure Data Lake solutions
• Designing dimensional data models for reporting and analytics
• Overseeing the development of ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Fabric Pipelines
• Providing technical leadership across PySpark and SQL development
• Implementing data governance, security and compliance using Microsoft Purview
• Enabling high-quality Power BI reporting through robust semantic models
• Running customer workshops and translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Acting as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery
• Mentoring engineers and helping shape data architecture best practice across the business

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have experience as a Data Architect, or be a Senior Data Engineer ready to step into an architecture-focused consulting role.

You'll bring strong experience across:

• Microsoft Fabric
• Azure Data Factory / Fabric Pipelines
• Azure Data Lake
• PySpark & SQL
• Lakehouse / Medallion Architecture
• Dimensional Data Modelling
• Power BI & DAX
• Microsoft Purview
• Data Governance & Security
• DevOps & CI/CD within data environments

You'll also need to be comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels, leading workshops, producing architectural documentation, and translating business needs into scalable technical solutions.

What's On Offer?

• Responsible (uncapped) annual leave
• Pension contribution
• Fitness cash contribution
• Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance, critical illness & income protection
• Birthday celebrations, team socials and a fun fund
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge Microsoft Data & AI projects with a highly respected consultancy

If you're looking for a role where you can influence enterprise data strategy, work with the latest Microsoft technologies, and make a genuine impact for customers, I'd love to tell you more.

📩 Apply today or send me a message for a confidential conversation.