Job Title: Azure Data Engineer
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55416(Hybrid - 2-3 days/week)
Contract Duration: 3 months with possible extension to 12 months
Only GC holders or US Citizens
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer to join our team on a contract basis. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Azure Synapse Analytics, experience working in a DevOps environment, and preferably familiarity with Databricks. This role focuses on building and optimizing data pipelines and analytics solutions to support business intelligence and advanced analytics initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical
- Proven ability to design, build, and maintain complex, scalable, efficient, and reliable data pipelines in Azure Implement PySpark transformations for large-scale data processing with Spark pools in Azure Synapse or Databricks.
- Automate data ingestion, enrichment, and reconciliation processes with parametrized, reusable and auditable components.
- Solid understanding of relational databases (Azure SQL), and NoSQL databases (Cosmos DB)
- Hands-on experience in DevOps environments with CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure data quality, security, and compliance
- Familiarity with Databricks
- Ability to work in a hybrid team environment
Collaboration and Domain Partnership
- Collaborate with Platform Engineers and Enterprise Architects to align design patterns and standards across enterprise data ecosystem
- Partner with data governance team and adhere to data governance policies and standards to ensure data integrity and compliance
- Collaborate with analytics teams to understand company needs and ensure our data platform can enable use cases across the business
Process and Documentation
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for all pipelines, data models, and operational procedures
- Prepare data flow diagrams, lineage maps, and control logs for audit reviews
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in data engineering with Azure cloud technologies.
- Strong proficiency in Azure Synapse Analytics and related services.
- Hands-on experience in DevOps environments with CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid understanding of data, SQL, and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with Databricks and Spark (preferred).
- Ability to work in a hybrid team environment.
Job Type: Contract
Pay: From $60.82 per hour
Work Location: On the road
