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Beechwood Computing Ltd
Power BI and Data Engineer: 1+Yr Project Raleigh NC: Remote Now, Hybrid/Onsite later: $ 65-83/hr C2C/1099 or $ 60-77/hr W2 depending on exp level + interview results
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A Data Engineer designs, builds and manages the information or big data infrastructure. Develops the architecture that helps analyze and process data in the way the organization needs it. Makes sure those systems are performing smoothly.
$113,693 / year median in the U.S.
+14% projected growth
Job Description
NCFAST 806590
DHHS-ITD is seeking a Data Engineer for design, development, and optimization of a cloud-based analytics environment built on Microsoft Azure and Power BI for the Child Welfare and Medicaid Program(s). The Department of health and human services requires the assistance of a contract resource to serve as a Data Engineer responsible for the design, development, and optimization of data pipelines and analytics solutions/dashboards on cloud-based data platforms. This work will leverage Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI, and integrations with Salesforce or Curam/Oracle to support program needs.Key Responsibilities:
Analyze source systems and design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, and related Azure services. Build and manage data ingestion workflows from Salesforce, including API integrations, schema alignment, and performance tuning. Develop and maintain data models, data transformations,and semantic layers to support Power BI reporting and analytics. Optimize Synapse pipelines, SQL queries, and data storage for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. Troubleshoot pipeline failures, Salesforce API issues,and Power BI dataset/dataflow refresh problems.- Required / Desired Skills Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
- Strong Hands-on experience configuring, designing, developing and testing dashboards using Power BI Required 5 Years
- Experience supporting Power BI datasets, dataflows, and DirectQuery/Import models. Required 5 Years
- Experience working with structured and semi-structured data formats (JSON, CSV, Parquet, etc.). Required 3 Years
- Strong experience in designing and optimizing scalable data pipelines using modern platforms like Azure Synapse, Snowflake or Databricks workflows Required 3 Years
SQL Mastery:
Advanced query writing, ETL/ELT, performance tuning, and optimization. Required 5 YearsProgramming Languages:
Strong proficiency in Python or Scala for data processing. Required 3 Years- Hands-on experience in developing efficient PL/SQL procedures Required 5 Years
- Experience with Programming and Scripting (SQL, T-SQL, and data query optimization) Required 2 Years
- Solid understanding of Azure cloud services (Synapse, Data Lake, Data Factory, Azure SQL, monitoring tools). Required 2 Years
- Experience in Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Delta Lake, and data modeling concepts and Warehousing (star schema, snowflake schema) Required 2 Years Question 1 Please provide a brief description of recent hands-on development work in building data pipeline using Azure Synapse Analytics.