Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric)
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Job Description
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric) to join our Data & Analytics team and support a large-scale data modernisation programme. This strategic initiative focuses on migrating the organisation's analytics platform from Oracle to Microsoft Fabric, enabling scalable, cloud-native analytics and reporting capabilities.
The successful candidate will be a highly hands-on engineer with deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, PySpark, and SQL, capable of designing and delivering enterprise-grade data solutions. Working within an Agile delivery environment, you will contribute across multiple workstreams, helping accelerate the migration, modernisation, and governance of critical data assets.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric.
• Leverage Change Data Capture (CDC) and Fabric Mirroring capabilities to enable real-time data replication and unified analytics.
• Support the migration of semantic models and analytical workloads from Oracle to Microsoft Fabric.
• Build, optimise, and maintain scalable data integration and transformation solutions using PySpark and SQL.
• Develop and enhance metadata-driven ingestion and orchestration frameworks.
• Design and implement robust data models for analytics and reporting solutions.
• Perform data mirroring activities and support replication of source systems into Microsoft Fabric.
• Execute integration testing and support data quality validation across multiple environments.
• Contribute to the implementation of Microsoft Purview, including:• Data scanning
• Data cataloguing
• Data governance enablement
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, developers, and business stakeholders across the data modernisation programme.
• Support continuous improvement of platform performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Work within Agile delivery teams, contributing to sprint planning, estimation, and delivery activities.
Requirements
Department: Public Sector & Utilities (Ireland)
Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level