Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (m/f/d)

EPAM Systems; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday per annum

Company Pension Scheme

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible and remote working options

Award-winning workplace

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to design, build and operate enterprise-grade data and analytics solutions across Germany, the Netherlands or the UK. The role is hybrid, involving on-site and remote collaboration with solution architects, client IT and data teams.

You will implement Fabric architectures, create robust pipelines, optimize Delta tables and deliver secure, well-documented solutions with quality controls across regulated industries.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on data engineering, BI development or data platform implementation.
• 1+ year of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience with a production or PoC project.
• 2+ years of Power BI development: semantic modeling, DAX, Power Query, and service administration.
• Strong SQL (T-SQL) skills and Python/PySpark in notebooks.

Responsibilities

• Implement end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions based on approved architecture, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory pipelines.
• Build medallion architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold) with incremental loads and error handling.
• Set up ingestion from diverse sources using pipelines and mirroring.
• Write clean, reusable and tested PySpark/Spark SQL and T-SQL code.
• Add data quality checks, logging and alerting to pipelines.
• Build enterprise semantic models (star schema) and create reports/dashboards following design guidelines.

Skills

Data engineering

Power BI development

Python/PySpark

SQL (T-SQL)

Azure data services

Analytical mindset

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Delta tables

Tabular Editor

DAX Studio

Power BI Service

Git CI/CD

Job description

Enterprise organizations face mounting pressure to unify, govern and activate data across complex platforms and business units. This is the Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer (m/f/d) role at EPAM in Germany, the Netherlands or the UK, working hybrid. You help clients build, deploy and run enterprise-grade data and analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Power BI, collaborating both remotely and on-site. The role connects target architectures and design documents to production-ready solutions, automating deployments and ensuring every delivery meets engineering standards. You work closely with Solution Architects, client IT and data teams, and business users, raising risks early and contributing to high-quality, maintainable solutions. The work matters because trusted, accessible data drives real business outcomes and supports growth across regulated industries.ResponsibilitiesImplement end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions based on approved architecture, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks (PySpark/Spark SQL) and Real-Time IntelligenceBuild medallion architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold), including incremental loads, change data capture, slowly changing dimensions and error handlingSet up ingestion from diverse sources (SQL databases, APIs, files, SaaS applications, SAP, streaming sources) using pipelines, shortcuts and mirroringWrite clean, reusable and tested code in PySpark, Spark SQL, T-SQL and KQL, optimizing Delta tablesAdd data quality checks, validation rules, logging and alerting to data pipelinesBuild enterprise semantic models (star schema) using Direct Lake, Import or DirectQuery as specified in the architectureWrite efficient DAX measures, calculation groups and Power Query (M) transformationsBuild reports and dashboards that follow customer design guidelines and best practicesImplement row-level and object-level security, sensitivity labels and workspace permissions as defined in the security conceptTune model and report performance using tools like DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, Best Practice Analyzer and Performance AnalyzerRequirements3+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, BI development or data platform implementation1+ year of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience, with at least one delivered production or proof-of-concept project2+ years of Power BI development experience: semantic modeling, advanced DAX, Power Query (M), Power BI Service administration and performance tuningStrong SQL (T-SQL) skills and good working knowledge of Python/PySpark and Spark SQL in notebooksHands-on experience with Azure data services (Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Synapse or Databricks)Solid understanding of data warehousing and lakehouse concepts, Delta/Parquet formats and dimensional modeling (Kimball)Experience with Real-Time Intelligence (Eventstreams, Eventhouse/KQL, Activator)Ability to turn architecture documents and requirements into working, well-documented solutionsAnalytical mindset, structured way of working and strong focus on qualityEnglish (B2+) and German (B1+) communication skillsNice to haveCertifications: DP-700 (strongly preferred), DP-600, PL-300, DP-203 or Azure data engineering backgroundExperience with Microsoft Purview (data catalog, lineage, sensitivity labels)Familiarity with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse) and its integration with Fabric, such as translytical task flows or Dataverse linksKnowledge of Semantic Link, Fabric REST APIs and community tools (Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, ALM Toolkit, Fabric CLI)Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD and deployment pipelines for data and BI solutionsExperience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep/Terraform) and automated testing for data pipelinesAwareness of AI and GenAI on data platforms: Copilot in Fabric, Fabric data agents, Azure AI Foundry, preparing data for retrieval-augmented generation scenariosExperience in migration projects from Synapse, Databricks, Snowflake, SSAS, Tableau or QlikExperience in regulated industries such as finance, insurance, healthcare, energy, manufacturing or the public sectorWe offer30 days holiday per annumCompany Pension SchemeRegular performance assessmentsDiscount on Fitness-First Black Membershipbitkom - Corporate BenefitsEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and coursesFriendly and enjoyable working teamRegular corporate and social eventsFlexible and remote working opportunitiesAward-winning workplace: Great Place To Work certified in 2026, Kununu (Top Company 2022–2026), NewWork Business Award 2025 for outstanding culture, innovation and employee satisfaction.