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JOB REQUISITION
Microsoft Analytics Data Engineer Senior Consultant
LOCATION
MINNEAPOLIS
ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)
JOB DESCRIPTION
You Belong Here
The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.
At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.
Where We Need You
Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Senior Consultant to join our growing Enterprise Data & Analytics team.
What You Can Expect
As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as you facilitate the successful completion of project work plans. You'll identify areas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency. You'll strengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates. At the direction of Managers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.
What Will Help You Be Successful

• You enjoy designing and delivering modern data engineering solutions with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks.

• You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related to business intelligence reporting and data engineering, including the latest trends and developments.

• You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.

• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.

• You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.

• You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.

• You have interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple industries.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?
You have experience with many and familiarity with most of the following Concepts and Methodologies:

• Ability to articulate the value of Microsoft Fabric and Business Intelligence solutions to customers and colleagues, and proven track record of data storytelling to guide decision-making.

• Participation in the process of formulating, communicating, and executing data strategies that align with organizational goals and objectives leveraging Microsoft technologies.

• Experience in assessing existing data solutions, whether on-premises or in the cloud, to inform improvement initiatives.

• Basic skills in architecting future state data solutions on Azure and Microsoft Fabric based on the Well-Architected Framework.

• Some experience in planning and migrating data solutions from various sources, including on-premises, other cloud platforms, or legacy systems, to Microsoft Cloud 1st Solutions.

• Proficiency with implementing ETL processes and databases on Microsoft Technologies.

• Experience optimizing existing data implementations, including pipelines, queries, and data models, to enhance performance and delivery of value to the business.

• Knowledge of administering and maintaining data solutions to ensure stability, security, scalability, and affordability.

• Proficiency in data engineering, including data movement, data integration, transformation, and cleansing.

• Ability to contribute to designing and managing data warehousing solutions that optimize data storage and retrieval.

• Skills in data modeling, including entity-relationship diagrams, dimensional modeling, and semantic modeling.

• Track record of creating engaging data visualizations and interactive dashboards.

• Ability to perform data analytics, including exploratory data analysis and leveraging data for actionable insights.

• Some experience with implementing data governance frameworks and policies, including an understanding of managing data assets.

• Understanding of data security practices, including encryption and access control.

• Some knowledge of networking as it applies to configuring Azure data solutions.

• Understanding of DevOps or DataOps concepts and experience with the deployment of Azure data solutions.

• Proficiency in SQL and bonus for familiarity with any of the programming languages utilized within the Microsoft Data Platform stack, such as Python, Spark, C#, Java, Scala, R, DAX, MDX, or M.

• Advanced certification is preferred (see Recommended Qualifications).

• Bonus: Experience with Data Science and/or Machine Learning.

Competency with at least 3 and exposure to most of these technologies:

• Microsoft Fabric

• Azure Storage

• Azure Databricks (PySpark, SparkSQL, etc.)

• Power BI

• Git-based version control and deployments for Azure Data Solutions

• Microsoft Purview

• Bonus: Azure AI tooling

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., MIS, CIS, Analytics)

• 2+ years working in professional services or related industry.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.

• Professional certification preferred: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineering Associate (highly desired), Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Our Hybrid Workplace
Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirements vary by client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska.
Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.
$96,000.00 - $144,000.00
Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.
10%
The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.
$105,600.00 - $158,400.00
Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.
Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.
Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.
Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran
As part of Protiviti's employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.
Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.com or call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.
In your email please include the following:

• The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
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For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska.
Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.
JOB LOCATION
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