Junior Data Engineer – Microsoft Fabric

Salary: £32,000 to £36,000 per annum, depending on relevant skills and experience

Hours: 35 hours per week (Full Time)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Remote with some Travel

Job Reference: 1810

Start your data engineering career by helping a UK charity build its data platform in Microsoft Fabric. You’ll work alongside experienced colleagues and our implementation partner, to bring data from our Case Management systems into Microsoft Fabric and make it easier for teams to understand how people access and move through our services.

Cranstoun supports people, families and communities across substance use, domestic abuse, criminal justice, housing and homelessness, and children and young people’s services. Better data will help our teams see where people are waiting for support, understand what happens during their time with us and improve how we report on outcomes.

What you’ll do

Your first project will be a proof of concept. With guidance and feedback, you’ll:

• Work with colleagues who understand how data is recorded, what the fields mean and how records link together.
• Use SQL to explore extracts, identify missing or duplicate records and check that data loaded into Fabric matches the source.
• Help build and test Fabric pipelines that bring data into our Lakehouse, then develop your skills in Python and Fabric notebooks as you help prepare it for reporting.
• Document what you build and test, and handle sensitive service user information in line with Cranstoun’s data protection procedures.

What you’ll bring

We welcome applications from graduates, apprentices and people developing their skills through work, study or personal projects. You’ll need basic practical SQL skills, including filtering and joining tables, and an understanding of how records relate across datasets. You’ll also need a careful approach to checking data, an ability to explain what you find, and an interest in developing your programming skills.

Previous Microsoft Fabric experience is welcome and optional. You’ll learn by contributing to a live implementation, with technical guidance and review as you take on more responsibility.

Post holder will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check against relevant barred lists.

Applicants must be able to provide satisfactory evidence of their right to work in the UK at the application stage.

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment.

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Please note: We will not accept CVs for this role; only fully completed application forms will be considered.

Closing date: 4 December 2026.

Interview Date: Week commencing 14 December 2026.

Start Date: January 2027 (proposed).