Gleeson Recruitment Group
Lead Data & BI Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £85,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, and pipelines; Azure Data Factory experience will also be considered if we do not yet have direct Fabric experience
- Advanced SQL and strong PySpark experience
- Proficiency in Python for data processing and API integration
- Experience building Power BI models and dashboards for business reporting
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT design and data modelling principles
- Experience integrating third-party data via REST APIs
- Knowledge of data quality, monitoring, and governance practices
- Experience using Git or similar version control tools
- Comfortable working in a hands-on, standalone capacity
- Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines in Microsoft Fabric using PySpark and SQL
- Develop transformation logic within Fabric Lakehouses using Delta Lake and medallion architecture principles
- Integrate data from ecommerce, ticketing, and marketing platforms into a central data layer
- Connect sources such as GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, and affiliate platforms via APIs and native connectors
- Own data quality, monitoring, and governance across the platform
- Design and implement dimensional data models, including fact and dimension tables and star schema structures
- Build and maintain Power BI semantic models with DAX, KPIs, and row-level security
- Deliver dashboards and reporting across commercial, marketing, and operational performance
- Support analytics use cases including attribution modelling, cohort analysis, and customer segmentation
- Translate business requirements into data solutions and present insights to stakeholders
- Promote best practices in data engineering, documentation, and version control
- API
- Azure
- DAX
- ETL
- Fabric
- Git
- Support
- Marketing
- Power BI
- Python
- PySpark
- REST
- SQL
- Security
- Cloud
More:
We are a growing, data-driven organisation based in Birmingham City Centre, offering a hybrid working setup with 2 to 3 days onsite. We are hiring a Lead Data & BI Engineer to take ownership of our end-to-end data platform and help build a modern data stack within Microsoft Fabric. This is a hands-on role with a clear progression path into leadership as our data function grows, and the initial focus is on building a scalable, high-quality platform from the ground up. We value inclusivity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities, and we are proud to be a disability confident employer.
last updated 34 week of 2026
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Gleeson Recruitment Group
Birmingham
IT
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£85,000
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This salary is 9% above the UK median for Lead roles (£85,000/yr).
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