Lead Azure Data Engineer

Title : Lead Azure Data Engineer

Location : Deerfield, Florida (Hybrid)

Duration : 6-12 months Contract / C2H

Lead as in the ability to mentor others, and just be very self-directed and senior.

This is back-filling someone who’s retiring

Super knowledgeable.

Excellent skills

•  Supporting Spark Data Modernization, even though not owning Spark.
  


• Migrating reporting Cognos and Tableau to Power BI
  


• Data governance purview upgrade this summer
  


• Automation anywhere is going away
  


• Convert to Power Platform
  

• Very strong SQL expert
  


• Come up with strategies
  


• Azure Synapse environment
  


• Familiar with dimensional data modeling
  


• Great communication
  


• Lead
  


• Data analysis
  


• Contract to hire
  


• Sas is only a plus
  

Client is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Data Engineer to join our Finance Data Engineering team.

The Lead Data Engineer will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining data solutions using Microsoft Azure technologies.

You will work closely with Data Engineers, Data Architects, Data Analysts, Data Modelers, Report Developers, BU IT, and business stakeholders to deliver data solutions that support the company’s strategic goals.

Responsibilities:

1. Proficient in knowledge of business systems, applications, processes, and data to support data solutions

2. Guide and mentor Data Engineers and/or Data Analysts

3. Help coordinate activities, provide leadership in large projects by:

1. Establishing standards and providing guidance to other Data Engineers and Data Analysts

2. Ensures other Data Engineers and Data Analysts are following standards

4. Foster communication and collaboration between different departments, communicate vision and strategy for ETL tools, pipelines, performance implication of solutions to stakeholders and leadership

5. Provide strategic input and help set direction on data preparation and data modeling practices. Stay up to date with the latest tools and capabilities.

6. Subject matter expert of ETL tools, pipelines, and performance implication of solutions

7. Ability to design and implement highly scalable and reliable data solutions and certify the accuracy and reliability of BU data assets in an Agile environment

8. Optimize and fine-tune data solutions for enhanced efficiency and performance

9. Ability to work across and within multiple methodologies/ technologies ​​/ business domains

Qualifications:

1. This is a full-time, hybrid position

2. 5+ years of SQL in a data-related role

3. 5+ years of Data Integration and ETL tool experience

4. Azure cloud platform knowledge preferred

5. Experience with Agile methodology and Azure DevOps preferred

6. Experience in the automotive or captive finance industry is a plus

7. Detail-oriented, curious, and willing to contribute as a team player

8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills