Senior Azure Data Engineer

Sr Azure Data Engineer

Location: Fort Lauderdale area/Deerfield Beach, FL

Duration: Long term

Must have MS Azure cloud data platform experience

Position Description

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer proficient in developing and managing a Microsoft Azure cloud data platform. Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Responsible for the development and management of organizational data assets working in a Microsoft Azure cloud data platform leveraging Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources, prepare, integrate, and maintain data structures in support of advanced analytics, self-service reporting, and strategic data initiatives
• Develop and execute data pipelines, standard or custom queries and/or reports to retrieve data as required
• Design and implement new data models and views to meet business requirements
• Perform data profiling, data cleansing, aggregations, and normalization to deliver data products that are available for end-user consumption
• Ensure that data integration, data movement, and warehouse solutions meet business requirements and service-level agreements
• Work with architects to translate requirements into technical specifications
• Coordinate data model reviews, architecture approach and solution design discussions
• Conduct root cause analysis of business problems; suggest areas for process improvement
• Validate data for completeness and accuracy based on guidelines set by project stakeholders or downstream data and analytics systems
• Participate in development of data test strategy, developing test plans and the execution of use cases to validate data
• Execute and promote data management and data governance strategies and standards
• Responsible for communicating planned and unplanned activities to appropriate parties as needed

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field is preferred
• Minimum of 5-7 years of data warehousing, data lifecycle management, and computer programming experience
• Experience in database design and data modeling
• Experience with structured query language (SQL)
• Strong learning orientation and curiosity; comfortable learning new systems/software applications
• Strong analytical thinking skills and problem-solving skills
• Solid written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge in multiple of the following is preferred: MS Azure: Azure Data Lake Store, Azure Synapse Azure Data Factory/SSIS or related tool
• Business visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Proven experience on projects involving data integration, data warehousing, data cleansing, data mapping, and data conversion activities
• Well versed in data management concepts, data lifecycle and methodologies
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, leveraging both logic and creativity
• Excellent written and oral communication, as well as strong organizational and presentation skills
• Exhibit a strong desire to understand the organization, its industry, and its strategies
• Possess a solid overall understanding of technology concepts, trends, and capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships within and between individuals and cross-functional teams
• Understands and demonstrates the company’s core values of Communication, Consideration, Cooperation, Accountability, and Innovation
• Working knowledge of agile methodology framework is a plus