(Must have AZURE, KAFKA, FABRIC) Job Opening for Data Engineer in Frisco, TX or Richmond, VA (Hybrid, locals only)

[Tushar Bhardwaj]

Hi,

 

My name is Tushar, and I am a Technical Recruiter from Empower Professionals Inc. I wanted to reach out regarding Data Engineer in Frisco, TX or Richmond, VA (Hybrid, locals only) role with one of our clients. Please let me know if you are available in the job market and interested in this role - if so, we can connect and speak further.

 

Role: Data Engineer

Location: Frisco, TX or Richmond, VA (Hybrid, locals only)

Duration: 12+ Months

 

Must have very strong Kafka and Azure

 

Mandatory Areas:

• Microsoft fabric
• Databricks
• Data pipelines
• Data products
• Kafka, Azure event hub

 

Responsibilities:

• Design and build production-grade data pipelines spanning source ingestion, bronze landing, silver transformation, and gold-layer data product delivery within the squad's domain scope.
• Own pipeline KTLO (Keep the Lights On) for assigned data products, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and ongoing reliability improvements.
• Implement data ingestion patterns for assigned source systems including batch file ingestion, API-based ingestion, and event-driven streaming (Kafka, Azure Event Hub) depending on squad scope.
• Apply medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold) and Fabric IQ certification standards consistently across all data product builds.
• Collaborate with System Analysts to implement field-level transformations, business rule logic, and data quality checks as specified in product requirements documentation.
• Participate in and contribute to pipeline design reviews, ensuring solutions align with the organization's Databricks and Fabric engineering standards.
• Support the migration and deprecation of legacy platforms including SCOpsBI SQL Server and SAP boundary systems, following the organization's extract, validate, rebuild, cutover, and decommission pattern.
• Write and maintain comprehensive pipeline documentation including data lineage, transformation logic, SLA definitions, and dependency maps.
• Contribute to the organization's DevOps and engineering reliability practices including CI/CD pipeline setup, testing frameworks, and incident runbooks.
• Mentor and technically guide junior and mid-level data engineers within the squad.

 

Requirements:

• 7-10 years of data engineering experience with a strong track record delivering production data pipelines in large enterprise environments.
• Expert proficiency in PySpark or Spark SQL for large-scale data transformation on distributed compute platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and workflow orchestration.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse Analytics; familiarity with Fabric IQ and OneLake is a plus.
• Proficiency with pipeline orchestration tools such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks Workflows, or Apache Airflow.
• Solid SQL skills for data validation, transformation logic, and ad-hoc source system analysis.
• Experience building and maintaining ingestion pipelines from enterprise operational systems such as ERP, WMS, TMS, or comparable platforms.
• Strong understanding of data quality frameworks, including implementing checks, alerting on anomalies, and maintaining SLA-compliant pipeline health.
• Experience with DevOps practices for data pipelines including version control (Git), CI/CD, and automated testing.
• Ability to operate independently on complex technical problems with minimal oversight while maintaining clear technical documentation.

 

 

In compliance with the salary transparency law, the expected pay range for this role is $50 – $60/hr. Actual compensation depends on experience and interview evaluation.

 

Awaiting your quick response. Thanks!

 

P.S. Empower is a top vendor to clients such as Apex Systems LLC, Sogeti, Randstad, CapGemini, UST and more.

 

Thanks
Tushar Bhardwaj
Technical Recruiter | Empower Professionals

Tus...@empowerprofessionals.com 

linkedin.com/in/tushar-bhardwaj-432864244
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