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Job Description
The Associate Data Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to design, build, and optimize data platforms for mid-market and enterprise clients. Focusing on the Microsoft stack, the role leverages Azure, Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric to convert raw data into analytics-ready assets for dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI use cases.
Location
Milwaukee, WI (onsite)
Compensation
USD 85,910 - 162,890 per year
Responsibilities
- Data engineering: Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using T-SQL, Python, Azure Data Factory or Fabric Data Pipelines, and Databricks; apply best practice patterns for performance, security, and cost control.
- Modeling and storage: Design relational and lakehouse models; implement Fabric OneLake shortcuts, medallion-style layers, and dimensional/semantic models for Power BI.
- Quality and governance: Create automated data quality checks, lineage, and observability metrics; contribute to CI/CD workflows in Azure DevOps or GitHub.
- Client delivery: Gather requirements, demonstrate iterative deliverables, document technical designs, and translate complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
- Continuous improvement: Explore new capabilities, share findings in internal communities of practice, and contribute to reusable accelerators. Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to design scalable data engineering solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 2–3 years delivering production data solutions, preferably in a consulting or client-facing role.
- Strong T-SQL for data transformation and performance tuning.
- Python for data wrangling, orchestration, or notebook-based development.
- Hands-on ETL/ELT with at least one Microsoft service (Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, or Fabric Data Pipelines).
- Project experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouses, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Warehouse, Power BI DirectLake) preferred.
- Familiarity with Databricks, Delta Lake, or comparable lakehouse technologies preferred.
- Exposure to DevOps (YAML pipelines, Terraform/Bicep) and test automation frameworks preferred.
- Experience integrating SaaS/ERP sources (e.g., Dynamics 365, Workday, Costpoint) preferred.
Technologies
- T-SQL
- Python
- Azure Data Factory
- Fabric Data Pipelines
- Databricks
- Fabric OneLake
- Power BI
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- Microsoft Fabric
- Azure Synapse
- Azure
- Notebooks
- Delta Lake
- Dynamics 365
- Workday
- Costpoint
- Terraform
- Bicep
- YAML pipelines
- Power BI DirectLake