Azure Data Platform & Network Engineer (Microsoft Fabric) - Contract
Rate: £550 - £594 per day (Umbrella)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Remote (with occasional office travel)
Clearance: DBS required as part of onboarding
Eligibility: Must have the right to work in the UK - no sponsorship available
The Role
We're seeking an experienced Azure Data Platform & Network Engineer to support the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of a secure, scalable Microsoft Fabric-based data platform.
This role combines deep Azure networking expertise with a strong data platform lens, ensuring secure connectivity, governance, and operational excellence across enterprise data workloads.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement Azure virtual network architectures, including:
- Hub-and-spoke models
- VNet peering and UDR routing strategies
- Configure and manage secure connectivity solutions:
- Private Endpoints and Private Link
- DNS resolution
- ExpressRoute / VPN integration
- Administer and optimise Azure Firewall and Network Security Group (NSG) rules
- Deliver network isolation patterns for AI and data services, including:
- VNet injection
- API Management (APIM) integration
- Private networking for services
- Operate Microsoft Fabric from a data platform perspective:
- Workspace provisioning
- Capacity assignment
- Tenant configuration and governance
- Implement and manage Fabric, ADLS Gen2, and downstream services connectivity, including:
- Managed VNets
- Private Link configurations
- Build robust monitoring and observability frameworks:
- Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
- Pipeline monitoring dashboards
- Alerting and telemetry setup
- Apply GitOps and DevOps best practices:
- Branching strategies
- Environment promotion pipelines
- Release gating for enterprise data platform (EDP) workloads
Key Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in Azure networking design and implementation
- Strong expertise in:
- VNet architecture (hub-spoke, peering, routing)
- Private endpoints, DNS, ExpressRoute/VPN
- Azure Firewall and NSG management
- Experience delivering secure, private data platforms in Azure
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric platform operations
- Knowledge of ADLS Gen2 and secure data access patterns
- Proficiency in Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and observability tooling
- Experience with GitOps/DevOps methodologies in data environments
- Familiarity with AI workload isolation patterns in Azure is highly desirable
Additional Information
- Fully remote role with occasional travel to office as required
- DBS check will be conducted during onboarding
- Candidates must be immediately available or able to start at short notice
