Kforce Inc

Kforce has a client that is looking for a Remote Director, Azure Data Engineering (hands-on) to join our engineering team, focusing on leveraging Azure SQL and Cosmos DB to meet our growing data demands.. Manage and mentor the data engineering team, applying your expertise to guide the team through difficult engineering challenges. 10+ years of relevant and progressive data engineering experience, supporting customer-facing products at scale. Deep Technical knowledge and experience in Microsoft Azure architecture, including Azure PaaS databases, Synapse, ADF pipelines and Synapse stored procedures. Knowledge of advanced data engineering concepts such as dimensional modeling, ETL, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data

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Kforce has a client that is looking for a Remote Director, Azure Data Engineering (hands-on) to join our engineering team, focusing on leveraging Azure SQL and Cosmos DB to meet our growing data demands. Summary: As a Data Leader in the Apex organization, you will own, develop, and oversee the data capabilities powering customer-facing applications used by hundreds of thousands of residents. You will play a critical role in supporting the data needs of the engineering team as you develop and optimize the backend for customer-facing real estate applications. <ul><li> Manage and mentor the data engineering team, applying your expertise to guide the team through difficult engineering challenges</li><li> Hands-on development - Azure SQL & Cosmos DB: develop and unit test database code, including but not limited to T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, and views</li><li> Create and maintain database structures</li><li> Participate in the design of databases, using first, second or third normalized form as needed to support business requirements</li><li> Create, deploy, and maintain ADF pipelines, adhering to standards and documented best practices</li><li> Monitor database performance, identify bottlenecks and implement improvements to ensure scalable and reliable database operations in a production environment</li><li> Perform analysis of complex data and document findings</li><li> Prepare data for prescriptive and predictive modeling</li><li> Combine raw data from different external sources and build and support complex ingestions</li><li> Collaborate with application developers/data analysts who will be consuming the data</li><li> Play a direct role in the maintenance, technical support, documentation, and administration of databases</li><li> Ensure standards are followed by participating in code reviews</li><li> Be a player-coach and provide hands-on leadership to the team & elevate the team's efficiency</li><li> Provide technical guidance, career development, and mentoring to team members</li><li> 10+ years of relevant and progressive data engineering experience, supporting customer-facing products at scale</li><li> Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience working with Azure Data Factory</li><li> 4+ years of experience with Cosmos DB</li><li> 3+ years of experience in a people leadership/manager role</li><li> Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience working with Azure Data Lakes Gen 2</li><li> Experience with Power Platform/Power BI</li><li> Experience in engineering practices such as code refactoring, design patterns, CI/CD, and highly scalable data applications</li><li> Experience developing batch ETL pipelines; Real-time pipelines are a plus</li><li> Deep Technical knowledge and experience in Microsoft Azure architecture, including Azure PaaS databases, Synapse, ADF pipelines and Synapse stored procedures</li><li> Knowledge of advanced data engineering concepts such as dimensional modeling, ETL, data governance, data warehousing, structured and unstructured data</li><li> Hands-on skills working with data pipelines using SQL and No-SQL databases</li><li> Understanding/Experience with Python; Additional knowledge of parallel processing frameworks like</li><li> Expert knowledge of Agile software development process</li><li> Excellent problem-solving skills and experience</li><li> Strong communication and collaboration skills</li><li> "Self-starter" attitude and the ability to make decisions with minimal guidance from others</li><li> Innovative and passionate about your work and the work of your teammates</li><li> Ability to comprehend and analyze operational systems and ask appropriate questions to determine how to improve, migrate or modify the solution to meet business needs</li><li> Proven track record of developing talent within the organization and fostering high-performance teams </li></ul>The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave. Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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