Principal Analytics Engineer- Azure data warehouse, ADF/Synapse, T-SQL, data pipeline design

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About the role:

The Principal Analytics Engineer will provide technical expertise in designing and building a modern data warehouse in Azure. You will join the Data Analytics and Platform & Architecture team to ingest data from multiple sources and collaborate with dashboard, analytics, and business teams to build end-to-end, scalable data pipelines

What you will do:

  • Responsible for reviewing and analysis of business requirements and design technical mapping document

  • Build new ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Synapse

  • Design, build, and automate data pipelines and applications to support data scientists and business users with their reporting and analytics needs

  • Collaborate with dashboard, analytics, and business teams to build end-to-end, scalable data pipelines.

  • Perform and participate in code reviews, peer inspections and technical design and specifications, as well as document and review detailed designs.

  • Provide status reports to the senior management.

  • Help define best practices and processes

  • Maintain Service Levels and department goals for problem resolution.

  • Design and build tabular data models in Azure Analysis Services for seamless integration with Power BI

  • Write efficient T-SQL queries and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions) to support robust data models, reports, and dashboards

  • Tune and optimize data models and queries for maximum performance and efficient data retrieval.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (CDAO scrums, analytics, product, IT) to understand business requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions.

  • Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration within the team.

What you will need:

  • 6-9 years' experience in data warehouse design and development.

  • Experience building ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF)

  • Experience writing complex T-SQL stored procedures in Azure Synapse / Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

  • Experience in analyzing complex code and performance tune pipelines.

  • Good knowledge of Azure cloud technology and exposure in Azure cloud components

  • Good understanding of business process and analyzing underlying data

  • Understanding of dimensional and relational modeling

Who you are:

  • Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines

  • Excellent communications skills interacting with technical and business audience’s

  • Excellent organization, multitasking, and prioritization skills

  • Must possess a willingness and aptitude to embrace new technologies/ideas and master concepts rapidly.

  • Intellectual curiosity, passion for technology and keeping up with new trends

  • Delivering project work on-time within budget with high quality

  • Owns success – Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

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