SQL / Azure Data Engineer-Remote

Location – Remote – must be willing to work PST

Duration – 6 months

Rate - DOE

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. Unfortunately, this is not open for third-party C2C.

Work Experience

• 7 + years development experience.

• 5+ of SQL Server development experience writing complex stored procedures, triggers, views, etc.

• Strong understanding of BI areas. Ability to work in large, complex development BI projects including the proactive identification of issues and coordination of resolutions.

• Expertise in T-SQL, DW Concepts, Tabular Cube.

• Must have strong experience with Azure – Azure Data Lake / Azure Data Factory.

• Experience with Power Apps or Power BI highly desired

• Strong Analytical and troubleshooting skills

• Excellent coding and debugging skills.

• Able to work independently to implement a solution with minimal guidance.

• Ability to communicate with Business and developers accordingly.

• Strong communication skills in both written and spoken English.

• Working knowledge on Cosmos / Big Data Platforms (Azure, Databricks) is recommended.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work under continual deadline constraints are necessary

Responsibilities

(a) Work on complex BI ecosystems and design / develop solutions based on SQL SSIS, Azure Databricks, SQL SSAS

(b) Design and develop PL / SQL procedures / ETL jobs with optimized processing time

(c) Communicate design, requirements, feature set, functionality, usability and limitations of subsystem to team and/or development lead or manager.

(d) Participate in Business Requirements and Functional Requirements meetings, identify gaps in requirements and drive discussion around appropriate solutions.

(e) Design and code high quality database solutions within a fast paced sprint release cycle

(f) Proficiency in creating visualizations / reports / dashboards based on business requirements

(g) Manage errors gracefully. Document code and work completed.

(h) Conduct thorough unit testing of code and document the unit test cases.

(i) Conduct appropriate performance testing to ensure all solutions will meet SLAs and performance criteria.

(j) Provide support as needed throughout Test and User Acceptance Testing phases.

(k) Create Technical Design Specification documentation that clearly articulates the design and code being implemented.

(l) Provide client communication as appropriate to project.

(m) Be able to translate technical specifications into finished programs and systems and also have a thorough understanding of developing solutions to handle large volume data sets that are typical with BI solutions.

(n) Assist in architectural design reviews and ensure technology stack selection is relevant

(o) Ensure development and testing follow industry standards