W2 Contract - Sr. Data Engineer - MS Fabric, Azure

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Ztek Consulting, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today! Work Authorization: , , and EADs (Independent Visa who can work on a W2) Job Role : Sr. Data Engineer – MS Fabric, Azure Location : Chicago, IL (Hybrid - 2 day onsite) Mode of interview : Video Interview Years of experience: 10+ years Job Roles/Responsibilities: Job Title - Sr. Data Engineer – MS Fabric, Azure Job Description Core Responsibilities • Design and build end-to-end data platforms using Microsoft Fabric • Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, Dataflows Gen2 • Develop and optimize Spark workloads using PySpark and SparkSQL • Develop MLOps pipelines for Advanced Analytics & AI • Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using: • Azure Data Factory (ADF) • MS Fabric Data pipeline • Dataflow gen 2 • SSIS (on-prem, Azure-SSIS IR, and migration scenarios) • Implement data modeling patterns: • Medallion (Bronze / Silver / Gold) • Dimensional modeling (Star/Snowflake) • Different data file management experience – Parquet, JSON, XML • Integrate Microsoft Purview for: • Data cataloging & classification • Automated data lineage (ADF, Fabric, SQL, ADLS) • Enforce data security and access controls: • RBAC, column-level security, masking • Fabric & Purview policy alignment • Optimize performance, reliability, and cost across Fabric capacities • Implement CI/CD and IaC for data pipelines and governance artifacts • Partner with security, compliance, and BI teams to ensure trusted data delivery Required Technical Skills Microsoft Fabric (Must-Have) • Fabric Data Engineering workloads • Lakehouse & Warehouse • OneLake architecture • Fabric pipelines & notebooks • Capacity planning and performance optimization • Advanced PySpark (joins, windows, UDFs, optimization) • Strong SparkSQL • Strong MLOps & Feature Engg. • Partitioning strategies, shuffle tuning, caching • Large-scale data processing (TB+) Azure Data Platform • Azure SQL Database / SQL Server • Azure Data Factory (ADF) • SSIS / Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime • ADLS Gen2 Data Lineage & Security (Microsoft Purview) • Purview data catalog & scanning • Automated lineage across ADF, Fabric, SQL, ADLS • Business glossary management • Integration with Azure RBAC & security policies Faizan Shaikh (678) 535-7175