Fabric Data Engineer: Lakehouse & AI Enablement

emagine; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

emagine is seeking a Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to support enterprise data and AI capabilities for a utilities client. You will design, develop, test, deploy and optimise data solutions using Fabric, OneLake and Lakehouse patterns to underpin AI, analytics and BI initiatives.

You will combine hands-on data engineering with strong Fabric architecture knowledge, security, DevOps and production support. Hybrid in Dublin/Cork with a six‑month contract and potential extension.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Strong SQL/T-SQL and PySpark skills.
• Experience with data modelling and Power BI semantic models.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, data security and access controls.
• Desirable: Fabric Data Engineer Associate / DP-700.
• Desirable: Azure Data Factory, Synapse and/or Databricks experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and deploy enterprise data engineering solutions using Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop scalable data ingestion, transformation and orchestration pipelines.
• Implement Fabric Lakehouse and Data Warehouse solutions.
• Develop notebooks and data transformations using PySpark and SQL.
• Implement robust data loading patterns and data quality controls.
• Support data architectures and analytics initiatives across the business.
• Collaborate with security, governance and DevOps teams to secure data assets.
• Provide production support and optimise performance and costs.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Data Pipelines

SQL/T-SQL

PySpark

Data Modelling

Power BI

Git & CI/CD

Security & Access

OneLake

Lakehouse

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Databricks

KQL

Job description

emagine is seeking a Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer to support enterprise data and AI capabilities for a utilities client. You will design, develop, test, deploy and optimise data solutions using Fabric, OneLake and Lakehouse patterns to underpin AI, analytics and BI initiatives.

You will combine hands-on data engineering with strong Fabric architecture knowledge, security, DevOps and production support. Hybrid in Dublin/Cork with a six‑month contract and potential extension.