Senior Data Engineer

Senior Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer
Chelmsford, Essex (Hybrid)
£75,000 – £85,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Build the Data Platform. Shape the Future.
Raynor Foods is one of the UK's leading food-to-go manufacturers, supplying healthcare, travel, workplace and retail customers nationwide. We are investing heavily in technology, data and AI, and we're looking for an exceptional Senior Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to lead the development of our next-generation enterprise data platform.
This is a rare opportunity to join a successful, employee-owned business and build a greenfield Microsoft Fabric environment from the ground up. You'll take ownership of our data strategy, architecture and platform, creating a single source of truth that powers reporting, analytics, AI and business decision-making across the organisation.
If you're excited by Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, AI and solving complex data challenges at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll lead the design, implementation and ongoing development of a modern Microsoft Fabric ecosystem, bringing together data from manufacturing, finance, HR, transport, warehousing and customer systems into a secure, scalable and high-performing environment.
Key responsibilities include:
* Designing and building enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric solutions
* Creating Lakehouses, Data Warehouses and Semantic Models
* Developing robust ETL/ELT pipelines and real-time data integrations
* Designing and managing the OneLake architecture
* Establishing data governance, security and access controls
* Supporting Power BI, self-service analytics and Direct Lake solutions
* Preparing enterprise data for AI, Copilot and future data science initiatives
What We're Looking For
You'll be an experienced Data Engineer or Data Platform professional who enjoys combining hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Strong Microsoft Fabric expertise (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Notebooks)
* OneLake architecture and management
* Advanced SQL / T-SQL
* PySpark and Spark optimisation
* Data warehousing, modelling and ETL/ELT development
* Power BI semantic modelling
* Experience delivering enterprise cloud data platforms
* Experience integrating multiple business systems
* Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
Desirable
Microsoft DP-700 Certification
Microsoft Purview
Azure DevOps and CI/CD
Manufacturing or FMCG experience
ERP, WMS or MES integrations
Azure AI Foundry
Data Science or Machine Learning exposure
Why Join Raynor Foods?
This isn't just another Data Engineering role.
You'll have the opportunity to:
* Build an enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric platform from scratch
* Shape the data strategy of a £45m+ business
* Drive AI, Copilot and advanced analytics initiatives
* Work directly with senior leadership including the Managing Director
* Enjoy significant autonomy, ownership and influence
* Join an employee-owned business where your contribution makes a real difference
* Benefit from hybrid working, bonus opportunities and a collaborative culture
The Person
We're looking for someone who can think like a Data Architect and deliver like a Senior Data Engineer.
You'll be equally comfortable discussing strategic transformation plans with senior leadership as you are building PySpark pipelines, optimising Fabric workloads and solving complex data challenges. This is not a reporting role — it's a platform ownership role that will define the future of data at Raynor Foods.
Ready to Build Something Exceptional?
Apply now with your CV and help shape the future of data, analytics and AI at Raynor Foods.
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