Sword is hiring a

Data Engineer (Azure)

Glasgow, United Kingdom
Full-Time

Are you ready to play a key role in propelling organisations on their data driven journey?

Sword builds foundations across platforms, data, and applications and our people have a shared passion for technology and solving complex business challenges for our customers.

Our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.  Our people and culture are our highest priority in all we do. Measurable feedback is captured annually to ensure we continue to improve and develop our offering.

If these values are important to you, and you are looking to take the next step in your career with an established and growing company, we’re delighted to share a newly created opportunity to join the Sword team in the role of Data Engineer.

Working as a Data Engineer, this position will suit someone who can provide architectural and data engineering subject matter expertise in our client projects.

You will join a highly experienced team in our Data & AI practice who are supporting Sword’s clients on their journey to become data driven organisations.

Requirements

At Sword, we are proud of cultivating a respectful workplace that values the contribution of all our people, whatever their background or stage in their career.  We welcome your application should you hold the right core experience, knowledge and your application sufficiently outlines your relevant skills or transferrable skills in this area.  If you believe you're qualified, but don't "check all the boxes", please still submit an application and we will explore your experience further.

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role:

Key Technical Skills:

  • Microsoft Azure Cloud Technology
  • Proficient in data modelling
  • Power BI
  • Proficient in SQL, Python, Scala, T-SQL

Non Essential Skills:

  • Snowflake
  • Microsoft Purview or similar
  • AWS
  • Databricks
  • Microsoft SQL Server DBA expérience desired but not essential

Key Personal attributes: Financial Management, People Management, Project Management

  • Good communication skills with experience in dealing with senior stakeholders and business ambassadors.
  • Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and Azure DevOps
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills
  • A challenging and enquiring mind
  • Attention to detail and tenacity.
  • Solid knowledge of Data & AI
  • Good business consultancy skills
  • Team player and confident individualist

Technical Certs / Offshore Certs / Expenses

  • Azure Data Engineering
  • Azure Data Science
  • Azure Data Analyst

 

Other relevant info:

  • Working on high profile projects with well-known clients across various business sectors
  • Constantly developing technical skills using the latest cloud technology - achieving & maintaining Microsoft certification
  • Working directly with clients to understand requirements and presenting solutions to customer sponsors
  • Taking ownership for the delivery of core solution components

 

This role is for ambitious technologists who wish to work with the latest cloud technology from Microsoft. We do not expect everyone to have all the required technical expertise listed but it is essential that you have worked with Microsoft Azure and data.

Benefits

Our people are supported and encouraged to develop their career with Sword through their own personal learning and development plan, alongside a competitive salary, pension, private health, wellbeing and insurance schemes, a flexible approach to working, and employee assistance programme.

Sword is committed to maintaining a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer.  All applicants receive equal consideration for employment regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.

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