Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
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Salary
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£54,700
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (70% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and EPAM Systems is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, EPAM Systems assigned 27 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office.
This could also be SOC 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) or SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Also possible | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 | £41,800 | £47,100 | £52,300 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Responsibilities
- Implement end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions based on approved architecture, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks (PySpark/Spark SQL) and Real-Time Intelligence
- Build medallion architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold), including incremental loads, change data capture, slowly changing dimensions and error handling
- Set up ingestion from diverse sources (SQL databases, APIs, files, SaaS applications, SAP, streaming sources) using pipelines, shortcuts and mirroring
- Write clean, reusable and tested code in PySpark, Spark SQL, T-SQL and KQL, optimizing Delta tables
- Add data quality checks, validation rules, logging and alerting to data pipelines
- Build enterprise semantic models (star schema) using Direct Lake, Import or DirectQuery as specified in the architecture
- Write efficient DAX measures, calculation groups and Power Query (M) transformations
- Build reports and dashboards that follow customer design guidelines and best practices
- Implement row-level and object-level security, sensitivity labels and workspace permissions as defined in the security concept
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, BI development or data platform implementation
- 1+ year of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience, with at least one delivered production or proof-of-concept project
- 2+ years of Power BI development experience: semantic modeling, advanced DAX, Power Query (M), Power BI Service administration and performance tuning
- Strong SQL (T-SQL) skills and good working knowledge of Python/PySpark and Spark SQL in notebooks
- Hands-on experience with Azure data services (Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Synapse or Databricks)
- Solid understanding of data warehousing and lakehouse concepts, Delta/Parquet formats and dimensional modeling (Kimball)
- Experience with Real-Time Intelligence (Eventstreams, Eventhouse/KQL, Activator)
- Ability to turn architecture documents and requirements into working, well-documented solutions
- Analytical mindset, structured way of working and strong focus on quality
- English (B2+) and German (B1+) communication skills
- Certifications: DP-700 (strongly preferred), DP-600, PL-300, DP-203 or Azure data engineering background
- Experience with Microsoft Purview (data catalog, lineage, sensitivity labels)
- Familiarity with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) and its integration with Fabric, such as translytical task flows or Dataverse links
- Knowledge of Semantic Link, Fabric REST APIs and community tools (Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, ALM Toolkit, Fabric CLI)
- Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD and deployment pipelines for data and BI solutions
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform) and automated testing for data pipelines
- EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
- Private medical insurance and dental care
- Employee Assistance Program
- Competitive group pension plan
- Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
- Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events
- Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
- If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
- If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with EPAM Systems, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. EPAM Systems holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, EPAM Systems assigned 27 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.