Job Description

Job Description:
Azure Data Engineer/Developer (US Citizen)

As a Data Engineer/Developer will work with multiple teams to deliver solutions on the Azure Cloud using core Azure cloud tools/languages. In addition will participate in building the next generation of application and/or data platforms and/or improving recent implementations. This position is development and the candidate is expected to perform coding. (This is not an infrastructure position).

This is a customer facing position. Candidates must live near, or be willing to relocate to Greenville, SC / Quincy, MA / Salisbury, NC when Covid restrictions allow for a return to an office setting.

Requirements:

Broad depth of knowledge of the Azure environment

* Azure Data Lake Stores Gen 1 and Gen 2
* Azure Data Factory
* Azure Data Lake Analytics
* Azure Synapse Analytics
* Azure Databricks
* Azure HD Insight
* Azure Event Hubs
* App Service Environments
* API Gateways
* Azure ML

Hands-on experience in scripting in PySpark, Python

Understanding of DevOps with experience in

* Git versioning & source control
* Understanding of DevOps pipelines

Database maintenance and tuning experience with

* Synapse Analytics SQLDW
* Log Analytics
* Performance tuning with T-SQL

Well versed in security and access controls mechanisms for Azure

Other desirable skills:

* Hadoop
* Scala
* Kubernetes

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
* Bachelor's degree in computer sciences or related field preferred
* Nine or more years of experience in data engineering and/or ETL
* Previously experienced in a mid- to large-size firm
* Ability to follow standards
* Understands the importance of security
* Ability to perform system and/or apps dba duties
* Ability to recognize items for continuous improvements such as optimizing queries but not limited too.

Other Qualifications:

* Provides work guidance and mentoring to less experienced personnel.
* Prepares periodic reports regarding unit activities and goal attainment progress.
* Provides input to development of vision, specifies key performance requirements and defines technical critical success factors.
* Assumes a lead role in influencing client expectations and ensuring client satisfaction in area of responsibility and related issues.
* May participate in proposal efforts and create strategies to win business in new markets or current accounts.
* Strong project planning and estimating skills related to area of expertise
* Strong communication skills
* Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills, an ability to use various data collection tools and methodologies to analyze problems, determine root cause and develop solutions
* Good leadership skills to guide and mentor the work of less experienced personnel
* Ability to be a high-impact player on multiple simultaneous engagements
* Ability to think strategically, balancing long and short-term priorities
* Understands the importance of security
* Ability to perform system and/or apps dba duties
* Ability to recognize items for continuous improvements such as optimizing queries but not limited too