Senior Azure Data Engineer (ID: 3508)

Stafide
Eindhoven, Netherlands
about 1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Sql Data Warehouse Microsoft Azure Information Engineering Data Governance DevOps High-Level Architecture Python (Programming Language) SQL Azure NoSQL Standard Sql Azure Data Lake Technical Data Management Systems
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Data Processing Data Ingestion Azure Data Factory Apache Spark Pyspark Infrastructure Automation Frameworks Deployment Automation Cosmos DB Stream Analytics Data Pipelines Serverless Computing Databricks

Job description

  • Design and implement scalable data solutions based on high-level architecture.
  • Build and optimize end-to-end data pipelines using Azure Databricks.
  • Load and process data from disparate data sources into centralized platforms.
  • Perform preprocessing, transformation, and enrichment using PySpark and Spark-SQL.
  • Work directly with stakeholders to gather business requirements for data pipeline and lake migration initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain data solutions using Azure services such as ADLS, ADF, Cosmos DB, and Azure SQL DW.
  • Implement serverless architectures using Azure Functions.
  • Monitor and manage Azure DevOps and Databricks pipelines.
  • Participate in production support and incident resolution.
  • Contribute to data governance practices using Unity Catalog.
  • Support ARM template-based infrastructure deployments.
  • Continuously improve pipeline performance, reliability, and scalability.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of hands-on experience in data engineering and Azure ecosystem.
  • Strong expertise in Python and Scala for data processing.
  • Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Advanced experience with PySpark and Spark-SQL.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks.
  • Practical experience with Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) and Azure Data Factory (ADF).
  • Experience working with Stream Analytics, SQL Data Warehouse, and Cosmos DB.
  • Solid exposure to Azure DevOps practices.

You should possess the ability to:

  • Design independent solutions from high-level architecture without constant supervision.
  • Translate business requirements into technical data solutions.
  • Handle complex data ingestion from multiple heterogeneous sources.
  • Optimize Spark workloads for performance and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production pipelines effectively.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Implement data governance and access control using Unity Catalog.
  • Automate deployments using DevOps and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.

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