Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (PMO)

Mace
Derby
1 year ago
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At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our

Within our consult business, we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. 

The project:

This role will require SC Clearance. Must hold a British Passport. This role may require 2-3 days in Derby per week.

The role is for a data engineer specialising in the Microsoft technology stack. It is a client-facing role supporting fee-earning projects and programmes. The principal responsibility of the role is to contribute to the development of digital tools, processes and outputs, including the data infrastructure underpinning all BI activity, that support the wider project team and enable effective delivery of projects for our clients.

Mace is a forward-thinking construction consultancy that can offer you the opportunity to contribute to some of the nation’s largest and most exciting construction projects across a range of industries and sectors, including transport, healthcare, education, government and nuclear.

Our growing digital centre of excellence team is responsible for enabling and enhancing project delivery through the development of digital tools, processes and reports that enable data-driven decision making. As part of your role, you will interface with the Mace project team and occasionally stakeholders from other organisations, if working on a joint venture project or directly for a client. You will be part of the digital centre of excellence community, sharing knowledge and experience with other BI & data professionals. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners and further develop your technical skill set.

Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

Safety first - Going home safe and well

Client focus - Deliver on our promise

Integrity - Always do the right thing

Create opportunity - For our people to excel

You’ll be responsible for:

Identifying the best method for extracting data from source systems on a case-by-case basis. Understand, and be able to draw on, effective use of tools such as Notebooks, Dataflow Gen2 and PowerShell.

Managing credentials, including service accounts and interfaces with Azure Key Vault, to ensure connections are made in the most secure way.

Building integrations with appropriate error handling and business logic to ensure there is no corruption, omission or duplication of ingested data.

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