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Role Snapshot Title: Senior Azure Data Engineer Experience: 6–8+ years in Data Engineering ( minimum 4+ years on Azure , and ( Or ) 6 months to 1+ year with Microsoft Fabric ) Tech Focus: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks (Python, PySpark, Spark SQL), Delta Lake, Power BI (DAX), Azure Storage, Lakehouse, Warehouse Engagement: Client-facing, hands-on, design-to-delivery Location: Any Accion Labs offices in India - Bangalore, Pune (Preferred), Mumbai, Hyderabad, Indore, Noida - THIS IS A HYBRID Work Model , NOT Remote. Notice period: Preferred Immediate joiners or candidates who can join within 20 days are needed Core Responsibilities End-to-End Engineering Design, implement, and deliver batch & streaming data pipelines into Fabric Lakehouse/Warehouse using ADF and Databricks with Delta Lake . Data Architecture Understanding Strong grasp of Bronze–Silver–Gold layering , incremental ingestion , watermarking , and best practices for scalable pipelines. Medallion Architecture Apply Bronze/Silver/Gold patterns , enforce schema evolution , handle late/dirty data , and implement SCD (Type 1/2) and late-arriving dimensions . Fabric Platform & Security Build solutions on Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks) . Implement security layers : workspace & item permissions, RLS/OLS in Warehouse/Lakehouse SQL endpoints, credentialed connections/shortcuts to external storage, environments & capacities alignment. ADF Orchestration & Reusability Create parameterized, template-driven pipelines with reusable activities (ForEach, Lookup, Mapping Data Flows). Ensure robust dependency management with retry/alert patterns. Databricks Engineering Excellence Author complex & nested notebooks (via %run/dbutils.notebook.run) in Python, PySpark, and Spark SQL for ETL/ELT. Debug & troubleshoot jobs and clusters; resolve skew, shuffle spills, checkpoint failures, schema drift, streaming backlogs . Apply performance optimizations : partitioning & clustering, Z-ORDER, OPTIMIZE/VACUUM, file size tuning, AQE, broadcast joins, caching, checkpoint & trigger strategies for Structured Streaming. Data Quality, Observability & Reliability Implement data quality checks (validations, expectations), idempotency, exactly-once/at-least-once semantics, and dead-letter flows . Set up monitoring & logging (Azure Monitor/Log Analytics, Databricks system tables, Fabric monitoring), with alerting & dashboards. SQL Solid understanding of MS SQL concepts ; hands-on experience in writing functions and stored procedures , along with DDL/DML operations . Design, Documentation & Governance Contribute to data models (star/snowflake), semantic layers, dimensional design, and documentation (solution design docs, runbooks). CI/CD & ADO Versioning Management Implement branching strategy (Git/ADO) , perform PR reviews , manage environment promotion (Dev/Test/Prod), and support Fabric CI/CD process . Leadership & Client Engagement Mentor junior engineers; enforce reusable & scalable patterns . Run client demos and brainstorming discussions . Be self-driven and innovative in solution delivery. Must-Have Skills (Strong, Hands-On) Microsoft Fabric (2024+) OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks, capacities, workspace & item security, RLS/OLS. Azure Data Factory (ADF) Reusable, parameterized pipelines; high-level orchestration; robust scheduling, logging, retries, and alerts. Databricks (5+ years on Azure) Python, PySpark, Spark SQL: complex transformations, joins, window functions, UDFs/UDAs. Complex & nested notebooks; modular code with %run / dbutils.notebook.run. Structured Streaming: watermarks, triggers, checkpointing, foreachBatch, schema evolution. Delta Lake: Z-ORDER, OPTIMIZE/VACUUM, MERGE for SCD, Auto Optimize, compaction, time travel. Performance tuning: partitioning, file sizing, broadcast hints, caching, Photon (where available), cluster sizing/pools. Medallion Architecture Bronze/Silver/Gold patterns, SCD (Type 1/2), handling late-arriving dimensions. Azure Storage ADLS Gen2 (hierarchical namespace), tiering (Hot/Cool/Archive), lifecycle & cost optimization, shortcuts into OneLake. Data Warehousing Dimensional modeling, fact/aggregate design, query performance tuning in Fabric Warehouse & Lakehouse SQL endpoint. SQL Excellent SQL development; advanced joins, windowing, CTEs, performance tuning/indexing where applicable. Power BI (DAX) Awareness of Power BI and DAX; RLS alignment with Warehouse/Lakehouse. Security & Compliance RBAC, item-level permissions, credentials for data sources, RLS/OLS, secret management (Key Vault), PII handling. ETL/ELT Methodologies Robust, testable pipelines; idempotency; error handling; data quality gates. Ways of Working Agile delivery, client-facing communication, crisp demos, documentation, and best-practice advocacy. If interested or know anyone, Kindly write to me at along with your latest CV. Thank You, Shruti Saboo

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