Lead Data Engineer Enterprise Retail Tech Microsoft Fabric Hybrid - Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd : Job Details

Lead Data Engineer | Enterprise Retail Tech | Newcastle – Hybrid Salary & Benefits - £70,000 to £85,000 + 34 days annual leave, health, cycle to work, staff discountsA cutting-edge retailer at the intersection of tech and luxury fashion is on the hunt for a Lead Data Engineer to spearhead its growing data platform strategy. The company—one of the UK's fastest expanding—offers a dynamic, digitally driven environment where innovation is the heartbeat of everything they do.This is your chance to own and evolve an enterprise-scale data ecosystem, with Fabric at its core, and help shape the next generation of insight delivery for a global audience.What You’ll Tackle

• Leading a new in-house Data Engineering function focused on Fabric integration
• Designing and evolving robust architectures using Fabric components—Data Warehouses, Lakehouses, Real-Time Analytics & Pipelines
• Building scalable, cloud-first data models tailored to retail operations and customer intelligence
• Driving end-to-end development across Azure and Microsoft Fabric environments
• Managing technical delivery across cross-functional teams and third-party collaborators
• Embedding CI/CD processes and modern Agile workflows into data delivery
• Identifying opportunities for Fabric optimisation and enabling advanced analytics capabilities

Experience:

• Solid experience architecting and delivering solutions using Microsoft Fabric
• Proven leadership in growing and mentoring high-performing data teams
• Advanced knowledge of data integration strategies (CDC, APIs, ELT) and fabric-native tools
• Strong understanding of Power BI, Synapse, and Dynamics 365 integration
• Experience maintaining cloud data platforms (Azure preferred)
• Hands-on proficiency with SQL Server, version control, and data lifecycle management

This is not just a tech role—it’s a chance to lead the retail data transformation from inside one of the UK’s most forward-thinking environments. If you’ve mastered Microsoft Fabric and want to architect with impact, this could be the move that defines your next chapter.Want the inside scoop? Let’s chat.