Azure Data Engineer | £400 - £500 Outside IR35 | Bristol | Hybrid | 6 Month Initial Term A large scale data transformation programme is underway, and our client is looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to support the rebuild of their cloud data platform. This role is hands on and delivery focused - you''ll be designing and developing Azure native data pipelines, working extensively with Databricks, and shaping scalable data models across the Microsoft ecosystem. The role would require you to be on site in Bristol 4 days per week, please only apply for this position if you are local enough to do this without relocating.What you''ll be doingBuild, enhance and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks, Data Factory, and Delta LakeDevelop and optimise Lakehouse components and cloud based data flowsCreate robust data models to support analytics, MI and downstream reportingAssist in migrating Legacy warehouse assets into a modern Azure environmentContribute to cloud architecture decisions, data standards and best practice engineering patternsDevelop reliable Python and PySpark code to support data ingestion, transformation, and end to end processing.What you''ll bringStrong hands on experience across Azure Data Services (ADF, ADLS, Synapse, Databricks)Excellent SQL skills, with experience in performance tuning and optimisationSolid understanding of data modelling (star schema, medallion, ETL frameworks)Ability to work with complex, inconsistent or Legacy data sourcesE