Azure Data Engineer Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
CirrusLabs is a niche digital transformation company focused on helping customers realize value through innovation. They are seeking a Sr. Data Engineer to design data models, plan data architecture, and build scalable ETL pipelines on Azure data platforms, while ensuring compliance with data governance principles.
Responsibilities:
• Design data models for key program processes and data entities, ensuring integration with enterprise conceptual and physical data models using hackolade or any other modelling tools.
• Plan data architecture and design by leveraging Azure architectural frameworks, including CAF and Azure Well-Architected Framework, to align with solution concepts, strategy, and target audience.
• Implement a disciplined approach to managing data assets and convert architectural principles into scalable technology solutions.
• Build and maintain reliable, automated, and scalable ETL pipelines on Azure data platforms, supporting critical business functions and analytics, with a strong focus on Azure Databricks and Azure Onelake.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for data assets, including consumer privacy laws and data retention policies, using Azure Purview for data governance and cataloging.
• Resolve conflicts between data models, ensuring consistency with the enterprise model and alignment with data governance best practices.
• Partner with Data Owners and Data Stewards to design solutions that adhere to data management principles and best practices.
• Experience in implementing Master Data Management is a plus.
• Lead the design of data architecture across multiple domains and sub-domains within the Azure ecosystem.
• Coordinate new development activities to ensure they are consistent and well-integrated with the established Azure ecosystem data architecture.
• Review and approve data model designs, focusing on interoperability, analytics, and compliance with the portfolio information model.
• Required to draft reports and prepare presentations for senior leadership. These reports and presentation must be clear, concise, unambiguous, engaging and convincing, which will demand exceptional communication skills.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree (B.A. / B.S.) in Information Technology or Computer Science or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience, Master of Science (M.S.) in Data Analytics, Computer Science or related quantitative field a plus.
• Must have had at least 5-7 years of working experience working in a data engineering department, as a Data Engineer or Sr/lead Data Engineer in a fast-paced environment and complex business setting.
• Proven ability to collaborate with formal and informal groups, prioritizing team needs and involving others in decision-making.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities, with a focus on innovative cloud-based solutions.
• Advanced SQL skills, particularly T-SQL, with experience in relational database management on Azure SQL Database.
• Extensive experience in Python development, especially for data projects using Azure Databricks.
• Proficiency in ETL processes and pipeline orchestration using Azure Data Factory.
• Familiarity with version control systems and CI/CD tools, particularly Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Ability to interact with all management levels to assess business requirements and deliver stable, cost-effective technology solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in partnering with technical and cross-functional teams to deploy machine learning models in production using Azure Client and Databricks.
Preferred:
• Experience in implementing Master Data Management is a plus.
• Experience with infrastructure a plus.
Company:
CirrusLabs is an IT company provides agile software delivery, automation, cloud Services, and IoT. Founded in 2005, the company is headquartered in Alpharetta, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.