Activate Group Limited
Senior Data Engineer
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Senior Data Engineer
Location: Halifax – Hybrid Department: IT Contract type: Permanent
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team and play a key role in creating a scalable, secure, and future-ready data warehouse to enable robust analytics, self-service reporting, and data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
Activate Group is a growing UK business of 1,000+ team members nationwide. This is an exciting opportunity to build a long-term career with a company that values its people and offers genuine development and progression opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, architecture, and build of a new enterprise data warehouse on Microsoft Fabric.
- Develop robust data pipelines, orchestration processes, and monitoring frameworks using Fabric components (Data Factory, Data Engineering, Lakehouse).
- Create scalable and high-quality data models to support analytics, Power BI reporting, and self-service data consumption.
- Establish and enforce data governance, documentation, and best practices across the data ecosystem.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and translate them into technical solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to junior team members where required.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer, BI/Data Warehouse Engineer, or equivalent role.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric and related services.
- End-to-end data warehouse development experience, from ingestion to modelling and consumption.
- Strong background in data modelling, including star schema, dimensional modelling, and semantic modelling.
- Experience with orchestration, monitoring, and optimisation of data pipelines.
- Proficiency in SQL with a strong understanding of database principles.
- Ability to design scalable data architectures aligned with business needs.
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Desirable (but not essential)
- Experience with Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, or equivalent cloud platforms.
- Knowledge of data governance and security frameworks.
- Exposure to DevOps/DataOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, Git, environment management, testing).
- Experience supporting self-serve analytics programmes.
Benefits
We believe in rewarding our people for the great work they do. When you join Activate Group, you can expect:
- 33 days holiday, including bank holidays
- Personal health cash plan – claim back costs for dental and optical check-ups
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
- Life assurance at three times basic salary
- Free breakfasts and fresh fruit
- A birthday surprise for everyone
What You Can Expect from Us
At Activate Group, we want everyone to have the tools and support needed to do their best work:
- We’re an innovative business, continuously improving systems, processes, and ways of working to support our teams effectively.
- Every role aligns with our wider business vision and purpose – "Make someone’s bad day better". You’ll see how your work contributes to excellent outcomes for customers and partners.
- We believe work should be enjoyable:
- Celebrate success and achievements
- Host team events and company-wide celebrations
- Support ongoing development through regular feedback and career planning
- Whether based in Halifax, Peterborough, Huddersfield, working at an Activate Accident Repair (AAR) site, or remotely, you’ll join a supportive culture where people are encouraged to succeed.
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A Bit About Us
Activate Group is a fast-growing business approaching 1,000 team members nationwide. We partner with some of the UK’s largest fleets and insurance companies, supporting drivers involved in road incidents through our **contact centres in Halifax, Peterborough, and Huddersfield$.
We manage:
- Every step of the vehicle repair journey – repairs at our own Activate Accident Repair (AAR) body shops and through a UK-wide network of trusted independent repair partners.
- Work with the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturers, supporting approved repair programmes.
- Deliver innovative technology solutions to fleets, repair centres, and dealerships.
Our Purpose & Values
Our purpose: Make someone’s bad day better
Our values:
- Make it happen – Be accountable, take the initiative, work fast, and deliver high-quality results.
- Strive for better – Be bold, challenge the norm, and make small improvements often.
- Win together – Be a team player, collaborate, learn together, and respect each other.
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