Principal Engineer - Microsoft Fabric (4 Month Contract)

Join us in shaping a greenfield enterprise data platform and driving the future of enterprise reporting and analytics with Microsoft Fabric at scale.

This is a unique opportunity to take ownership of a strategically important Microsoft Fabric platform and influence how data is governed, discovered, and consumed across the business. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in establishing best practices, building modern data architectures, and enabling self-service analytics for stakeholders globally. Working closely with enterprise technology leaders, architects, and business teams, you will make a lasting impact while working with cutting-edge Microsoft technologies in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

At FE fundinfo, we foster a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative culture where employees are empowered to make an impact. You'll benefit from flexible hybrid working, opportunities to work alongside experienced technology leaders, exposure to enterprise-scale projects, and ongoing learning and development. This role offers the chance to influence a growing Microsoft Fabric platform while partnering with teams across multiple regions, including close collaboration with stakeholders in the UK.

• This role will be a 4 month contract.
• Your key responsibilities as a Principal Engineer will include:
• Audit and standardise existing Microsoft Fabric workspaces, ensuring alignment with approved architecture, governance standards, security requirements, and naming conventions.
• Build a model domain reference implementation, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers, end-to-end data pipelines, semantic models, and reporting capabilities.
• Assess all existing Fabric workspaces, develop migration strategies, classify migration approaches, and deliver prioritised migration plans.
• Configure and govern OneLake Catalog capabilities, including metadata, endorsements, sensitivity labels, ownership information, and self-service discovery features.
• Monitor Fabric platform performance, capacity utilisation, access controls, and governance compliance while continuously improving platform standards.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineers, technology teams, and business stakeholders on Microsoft Fabric best practices and architecture.
• You will need the following experience and skills to join us as a Principal Engineer:
• You will have extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Dataflows Gen2, Pipelines, Notebooks, Semantic Models, and Power BI.
• You will have proven expertise designing and implementing Bronze, Silver, and Gold medallion architectures within Fabric, Databricks, or Synapse environments.
• You will be highly skilled in OneLake, OneLake Catalog, Microsoft Purview, and modern data governance practices including metadata management, sensitivity labels, and endorsements.
• You will have strong experience building semantic models, developing Power BI reporting solutions, and delivering scalable data engineering and orchestration frameworks.
• You will possess excellent communication skills and be comfortable presenting technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders while influencing enterprise-wide decisions.
• Apply today for immediate consideration and we will endeavour to get back to you within 5 working days. Visit our
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