Software Database Engineer (Contract)
Please note that this is a contract role providing services to Microsoft through external staffing partners of Allegis Global Solutions. If you are selected for this role, you will be employed by AGS and will not be an employee of Microsoft.
Summary
The main function of the Engineer is to design, collect, and process data within Azure. This role involves the development of data acquisition tooling and reporting to derive product insights and better align the product to its design specifications.
Job Responsibilities
- Attend and contribute to daily team syncs
- Takes ownership of data analytics projects and drives adoption and insights to our data consumers.
- Design, develop, document robust data flow processes
- Build and manage data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse.
- Monitor and optimize the performance of data systems to ensure they operate efficiently and securely.
- Provide support for customer issues, outages, and new feature requests.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate disparate datasets into a common data view
- Responsible for system health and monitoring and ETL development and support
- Contribute clear and accurate documentation and user guides to enable data consumers
- Strong ability to use azure tooling to create data pipelines, security configurations, and automation. C# or Python coding work that would be done to configure Azure functions or to set up automated processes. Azure Synapse understanding would be necessary for ADF pipeline functions
Requirements
- 8-10 years of experience in data engineering or a related field.
- 8-10+ years of experience with file formatting (CSV, JSON, HTML) and data transport into SQL databases.
- 4-5+ years of experience with Azure data infrastructure, including Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and Azure SQL,
- Experience understanding and performing azure process optimization
- Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Team player and detail oriented.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Additional Details
- Location: Remote
- Duration: 9 Months
- Pay Range: $66 - 75 per hour
AGS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/Disability/Veterans). We will consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.