> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/1810572-data-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/1810572-data-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Data Engineer

- **Company:** DTEL Engineering & Consultants Inc
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Distributed Computing Environment, Python (Programming Language), SQL Azure, Performance Tuning, Azure Data Lake, SQL Databases, Pulumi, Azure Data Factory, Sql Optimization, Build Management, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Google Cloud Functions, Data Pipelines, Api Management, Azure Resource Manager, Databricks
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/fad44165-3a60-4bb7-8da5-b3a9fa4c949a

## About the Role

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

 * ETL/ELT concepts (pipelines, incremental loads, validation)
 * Advanced SQL (CTEs, joins, performance tuning)

## Description

* PySpark (distributed processing, optimization)
 * Azure Data Factory (pipelines, triggers, monitoring)
 * Databricks (Delta Lake, workflows, clusters)
 * Azure (ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Resource Groups, Portal)
 * Pulumi (Infrastructure as Code)
 * Azure API Services
 * Azure Function Apps

Roles & Responsibilities

 * Design and build end-to-end data pipelines
 * Develop and optimize SQL and PySpark transformations
 * Build production-grade Python components
 * Create and maintain ADF pipelines
 * Work within Azure environments
 * Provision Azure resources using Pulumi
 * Participate in code reviews, documentation, and operational support


## Related Videos

- [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data)
- [Hacking MSSQL on Cloud. All of them. How I became sysadmin on Azure, AWS, GCP and Alibaba.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100339-hacking-mssql-on-cloud-all-of-them-how-i-became-sysadmin-on-azure-aws-gcp-and-alibaba)
- [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt)
- [Why segmenting your infrastructure into tiers makes your infrastructure design better](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1960-why-segmenting-your-infrastructure-into-tiers-makes-your-infrastructure-design-better)
- [Automated MS SQL Server database deployments with dacpacs and Azure DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/334-automated-ms-sql-server-database-deployments-with-dacpacs-and-azure-devops)
- [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail)

## Related Articles

- [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers)
- [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story)
- [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know)
- [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)
- [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)
- [Dev Digest 159: AI Pipelines, 10x Faster TypeScript, How to Interview](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/563-dev-digest-159-ai-pipelines-10x-faster-typescript-how-to-interview)