We are specifically looking for candidates with strong, hands-on experience in Microsoft Fabric. This is a critical requirement, and profiles must demonstrate end-to-end project implementation within Fabric. Candidates should have worked on Lakehouse architecture, OneLake, Fabric Pipelines, and PySpark within the Fabric environment., * 12+ years overall experience in data engineering/data platform roles.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing on Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong proficiency in SQL (performance tuning, complex transformations, analytics-ready modeling).
• Hands-on expertise with Azure Data Factory (or Fabric pipelines), including orchestration patterns and parameterized pipelines.
• Strong hands-on development in PySpark for scalable transformation workflows.
• Experience implementing CI/CD for data workloads (Azure DevOps/GitHub, automated deployments, environment management).
• Strong understanding of data engineering fundamentals (ingestion, transformations, modeling, orchestration, testing).
• Strong knowledge of modern data architectures such as Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold), Data Vault, and related patterns.
• Hands-on knowledge with semantic layer creation, report creation and DAX functions (this is listed in good-to-have. Should be moved to must-have)
• Capacity planning and Workload optimization

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with Snowflake (architecture, migration, performance).
• Experience with Microsoft Purview for cataloging, lineage, and governance.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and lineage within the Microsoft ecosystem (access controls, auditing, compliance).
• Exposure to Power BI and Semantic Models (DAX/modeling is a plus).
• Fabric certifications DP-600 and DP-700
• Purview and Fabric integration

Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into scalable technical architecture.
• Ownership mindset with the ability to lead delivery and drive outcomes

Key Technical Skills Required:

• Strong SQL (performance tuning, complex transformations)
• Hands-on PySpark (preferably within Fabric)
• Fabric Pipelines & orchestration
• Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
• CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps / GitHub)
• Mandatory experience with Power BI, including semantic models and DAX

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$70 - $80 an hour - Contract