Azure Data Engineer - Remote, Latin America
Remote · Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Job Summary
Azure Data Engineer responsible for building and maintaining ETL data pipelines in Azure Synapse using PySpark and Python, designing data warehouses with star schemas in an MPP SQL pool, extracting data from REST APIs, SQL databases, and CSVs, implementing data quality checks, tuning performance, monitoring ETL jobs, and documenting data flows. Collaboration with cross-functional teams, focus on security and compliance, and leveraging data fabrics concepts (data lakes, delta lakes, lakehouses, data catalogs). Familiarity with Power BI/Tableau for data visualization and Agile methodologies is a plus.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent work experience, with certifications related to data engineering or data science (e.g. Azure Data Engineer) being a plus
- Proven experience in ETL data engineering with significant expertise in using Python (PySpark) to perform data extraction, transformation, and loading from REST APIs, SQL database tables, and CSV files
- Proficiency in using Azure Synapse Analytics resources including Notebooks, Pipelines, Linked Services, and Azure Key Vault
- Demonstrated ability to write complex SQL queries, optimize query performance, and work with SparkSQL and MS SQL to effectively extract, transform, and load data
- Knowledge of data integration best practices and tools
- Experience with version control systems, such as Git (Azure DevOps)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a keen attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with shifting priorities
- Familiarity with big data technologies, machine learning, and data analysis preferred
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau) and Agile Methodologies a plus
- Company Benefits include remote work and ongoing education
Desired Qualifications
- Azure Synapse
- PySpark
- Python
- ETL
- SQL
- SparkSQL
- MS SQL
- REST APIs
- CSV
- Data Warehousing
- MPP
- Data Modeling
- Data Quality
- Performance Tuning
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Documentation
- Security
- Compliance
- Data Governance
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Git
- Azure DevOps
- Notebooks
- Pipelines
- Delta Lake
- Data Lakes
- Lakehouses
- Data Cataloging
- Agile Methodologies
- Remote work
- Latin America
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