Azure Data Engineer #1035765
Job Description:

• We are looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to be part of our data & analytics team.
• You will develop solutions leveraging Azure cloud platform to create a Modern Enterprise data platform.
• You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure data is collected, stored, processed, and analyzed in a timely, efficient, and accurate manner.
• The Data Engineer will play a key role in building and maintaining end-to-end data pipelines for analytics solutions, based on Microsoft Azure Cloud and Azure Synapse Analytics.

 
Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement analytics solutions on the Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics Platform.
• Develop ETL/ELT processes to collect and integrate data from various sources, ensuring data quality and pipeline performance for large volume data ingestion.
• Utilize data preparation, integration, storage, and analytics tools within the Azure landscape.
• Transform data into the appropriate format, schema, and structure to meet business requirements
• Load transformed data into Azure Synapse SQL Warehouse/ Azure Data Lake Storage
• Implement error handling and monitoring processes to ensure data integration solutions operate smoothly and provide reliable data.
• Optimize data integration processes for performance and cost, by tuning queries, caching data, and managing resources.
• Drive automation of repeatable data preparation tasks to minimize manual data management processes.
• Collaborate with cloud service providers, data visualization, data governance, and other IT and business teams to deliver analytics solutions.
• Provide troubleshooting, analysis, and resolutions for existing solutions, including routine production support issues and major/minor enhancements.

 
Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of hands-on experience in building data pipelines, data models, and maintaining/supporting enterprise data warehouse solutions.
• Experience in scaled agile framework for data engineering product delivery.
• Microsoft Azure certifications in various analytics technologies are a plus.
• 4+ years of experience with ETL and data cloud computing technologies, including Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Data Explorer, and Power BI or equivalent platforms.
• 4+ years of experience in big data scripting languages like Python, SCOPE, SQL or equivalent.
• 4+ years in one scripting language for data retrieval and manipulation (e.g., SQL or KQL)

 
Skills:

• Strong SQL experience, data modeling, data warehouse, and OLAP concepts.
• Experience with Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Spark Pools, Databricks Notebook, Cosmos DB, CDC tools, Python, DevOps, CI/CD.
• Familiarity with data integration tools (e.g., Qlik Replicate) and data modeling tools (e.g., Erwin) is a plus.
• Familiarity with data lake medallion architecture and concepts of Unified Data Models.
• Familiarity with contextualization products (e.g., Cognite) is a plus.
• Experience with visualization tools such as Microsoft PowerBI and Tableau is desired.
• Familiarity with Scaled Agile, DevOps, Scrum, and ITIL concepts is a plus.
• Experience with Microsoft SSIS, SSRS, SSAS is a plus.

 
Competencies:

• Strong communication and presentation skills - Ability to present and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders at different levels within IT and business departments during various stages of solution design, development, and implementation.
• Collaboration & Building Partnerships - Developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.
• Drive for Results - Taking ownership of assigned work and prompt action to accomplish objectives; taking actions to achieve goals beyond what is required; being proactive.
• Continuous Improvement - Originating actions to improve existing conditions and processes, identifying improvement opportunities, generating ideas, and implementing solutions.

 
Additional Information:
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused, operating in nearly half of the states in the U.S., Europe and India.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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