Azure Data Engineer - Remote, Latin America
Remote · Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Job Summary
ETL Data Engineer at Bluelight (Remote, Latin America) to design, develop, and maintain data integration processes using Python (PySpark) within Azure Synapse Analytics. Responsibilities include data warehousing design, extracting data from REST APIs, SWL/CSV sources, building scalable notebooks/pipelines, data fabric concepts, data modeling, data quality checks, performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and comprehensive documentation. Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to deliver high-quality data for insights, ensure security and governance, and support cross-functional data initiatives. Requires Azure Synapse expertise, PySpark, SQL (SparkSQL and MS SQL), REST APIs, data warehousing concepts, and strong communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; or equivalent work experience
- 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 both SparkSQL and MS SQL
- 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 (Power BI, Tableau) and Agile Methodologies a plus
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