Senior Azure Data Engineer

Description Remote

As a Senior Azure Data Engineer, you will help modernize an enterprise data platform by migrating data and workloads from an on-premises Oracle data warehouse and IBM DataStage environment to a cloud-based Azure data lake architecture. You will design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines using Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory. This role requires someone who can contribute directly to development while also helping guide data architecture decisions, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices. Your work will include ingesting data from legacy and enterprise source systems, implementing data-quality and validation processes, and promoting data through medallion architecture layers. You will collaborate with engineers, architects, analysts, and business partners to build reliable, maintainable, and trusted data products. Healthcare or health-plan experience is beneficial, particularly experience with claims, billing, finance, or plan-administration data, but strong Azure Databricks and data-platform engineering capabilities are the primary priorities.

This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance. Rate: $75.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
• Support the migration of data and ETL workloads from an on-premises Oracle and DataStage environment to an Azure cloud data lake.
• Develop scalable ingestion, transformation, and data-processing solutions.
• Design and implement medallion architecture patterns across Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers.
• Build data-quality, reconciliation, and validation checks directly into data pipelines and engineering workflows.
• Automate validation and testing to improve the reliability of data products.
• Help guide technical discussions and decisions related to data architecture, solution design, and engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, data-quality issues, and performance problems.
• Collaborate with engineers, analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into practical data solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, testing, deployment, and continuous-improvement activities.
• Promote reusable development patterns and sound engineering practices across the team.

Experience Requirements

• Strong hands-on data engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Demonstrated experience with Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
• Strong SQL and Python or PySpark development skills.
• Experience designing and developing batch data pipelines and ETL or ELT workflows.
• Experience implementing data-quality, data-validation, and reconciliation processes.
• Knowledge of medallion or lakehouse architecture, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers.
• Experience working with relational databases and large, complex datasets.
• Understanding of data modeling, schema design, partitioning, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Git or another version-control platform.
• Experience working with CI/CD and automated deployment practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to contribute directly to development while providing technical guidance to other team members.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Preferred: experience migrating on-premises platforms to Azure, Oracle and IBM DataStage, Azure data lake or lakehouse design, Delta Lake and Databricks features, automated data testing and monitoring, Azure DevOps, Agile or Scrum, healthcare or finance-related data, and regulated enterprise environments.

Education Requirements