Principal Microsoft Data & AI Engineer

Principal Microsoft Data & AI Engineer, You will:

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support scalable data ingestion, transformation, and integration solutions using Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop reusable ETL/ELT pipelines for governed analytical data stores and semantic models.
• Write and optimize advanced SQL (complex queries, stored procedures, performance?tuned routines).
• Design relational, dimensional, semantic, and analytical data models supporting Power BI, Excel, and AI?assisted analysis.
• Integrate structured, semi?structured, and unstructured data from diverse sources (databases, Excel, APIs, reports, web?based inputs).
• Profile data, identify quality issues, and implement remediation or monitoring controls.
• Build curated, analysis?ready datasets and semantic models for analysts and AI tools.
• Use approved generative AI tools to assist with SQL/code development, documentation, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Validate AI?generated outputs to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Translate business needs into clear technical designs and usable data products.
• Follow applicable governance, privacy, security, risk, and compliance requirements.

• Experience in Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, Dataflows Gen2, notebooks, semantic models.
• Experience in Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with Python, PySpark, PowerShell, or other data transformation/automation languages.
• Experience with Power BI (semantic models, DAX, Power Query, performance optimization, executive reporting).
• Experience with Power Apps / Power Automate.
• Experience with Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark, Medallion architecture, or comparable lakehouse experience.
• Experience supporting both BI and AI?based analysis.
• Experience in APIs, JSON, XML, HTML parsing, browser automation, or web data extraction.
• Experience with confidential/sensitive data in regulated environments.
• Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing.

Pay Range: $80/hr to $90/hr

*Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate’s education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP). ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields. Recent Recognitions:

• Named One of America’s Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024
• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)
• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)
• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)
• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)
• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)
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