Principal Engineer - Microsoft Fabric (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 Glassdoor profile or fefundinfo.com to find out more about life @ FE fundinfo!

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