Senior Developer

**IDEAL CANDIDATE** **Background** - 5 years' experience in software and/or data development. - Strong software engineering background before specialising in data. - Experience building applications, APIs, services or enterprise software solutions. - Consulting, vendor or client-facing experience preferred. - Comfortable leading requirements gathering, workshops and solution design discussions. **Core Skillsets** - Microsoft Azure Data Platform - Azure Data Factory - Azure Synapse Analytics - Microsoft Fabric - SQL - Power BI - Python, C# or JavaScript - ETL / ELT Development - Data Modelling - Data Engineering - CI/CD - Git - Infrastructure as Code - Test Driven Development (TDD) - AI-Assisted Development --- **KEY CHARACTERISTICS** - Strong communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills. - Able to lead client engagements from discovery through to delivery. - Consultative mindset with strong commercial awareness. - Technically deep whilst remaining business-focused. - Comfortable presenting solutions and managing difficult conversations. - Mentorship and team leadership capability. - Critical thinker when applying AI tools and technologies. - Experience balancing technical excellence with pragmatic business outcomes. --- **WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR** Candidates who can: - Lead client workshops and discovery sessions. - Design scalable Microsoft data platforms and architectures. - Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines and data models. - Write production-quality code in Python, C# or JavaScript. - Develop SQL-based solutions across modern Azure data environments. - Design decision-focused Power BI reporting and visualisations. - Contribute to solution architecture, estimation and presales activities. - Mentor junior and intermediate developers. - Drive AI-enabled development practices and adoption. - Manage delivery risk, scope and client expectations. - Bridge the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders.