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# Lead Azure Data Consultant

- **Company:** Shareforce Ltd
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £75,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Database Queries, Microsoft Data Access Components, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, SC Clearance, Microsoft Fabric, Data Analytics, Databricks
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.shareforce.co.uk/jobs/apply/ats-redirect/?id=1376-1

## About the Role

* Strong data and analytics experience within a consultancy or systems integrator.
 * Experience leading technical workstreams and engaging senior stakeholders.
 * Strong knowledge of modern data architecture, modelling and ETL/ELT.
 * Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Power BI or similar.
 * Strong SQL skills and experience with modern data platforms.
 * Active UK SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain it.

## Description

As a Lead Azure Data Consultant, you'll combine technical leadership with hands-on delivery, owning complex data workstreams from discovery through to implementation using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and the wider Azure ecosystem., * Lead the design and delivery of modern Azure data solutions.

 * Own technical workstreams from discovery through to implementation.
 * Design scalable lakehouses, data warehouses and ETL/ELT pipelines.
 * Advise senior clients on data architecture, analytics and engineering.
 * Provide technical leadership and mentor delivery teams.
 * Drive high standards across security, scalability and performance.


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