Fabric Data Engineer - Senior Associate

PwC Acceleration Center India; Andhra Pradesh; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC Acceleration Center India seeks a Fabric Data Engineer Senior Associate to design, build and optimize Fabric-based data pipelines across cloud and lakehouse environments. You will work with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Airflow, and Snowflake, delivering scalable data solutions while mentoring junior team members.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into engineering deliverables, ensure data quality and security, and contribute to solution design and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 4+ years of experience.
• English proficiency (oral and written).
• Designs scalable data solutions in Microsoft Fabric.
• End-to-end data pipeline development in Fabric.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data pipelines across cloud and lakehouse environments.
• Build Fabric-based solutions for ingestion, orchestration, storage, and analytics.
• Apply data modeling and performance tuning to improve query speed and reliability.
• Collaborate with client teams to translate requirements into engineering deliverables.
• Monitor pipeline health and resolve data integration issues across workflows.
• Mentor junior team members in engineering practices and delivery.

Skills

English proficiency

CI/CD

Data modeling

Data pipeline development

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Apache Airflow

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

SQL

PySpark

Azure Synapse

ADLS

Job description

The Opportunity

Join our Acceleration Center India and help shape the future of business for our diverse client portfolio across geographies and jurisdictions. You’ll work at the heart of global teams across Advisory, Assurance, Tax and Business Services—solving real client challenges through connected collaboration. We’ll help you grow your skills so you can go further. With hands‑on learning, cutting‑edge tools and an inclusive culture, this is your opportunity to do inspiring work that makes a difference—every day. As a Fabric Data Engineer - Senior Associate you will support client‑facing data engineering work within our Cloud Engineering, Data & Analytics practice, helping design and deliver fabric‑based data solutions that turn business needs into scalable pipelines, models, and reusable data assets. As a Senior Associate you will analyze complex problems, manage assigned workstreams, build meaningful client connections, and mentor junior team members while navigating ambiguity and using your technical skills to deliver work that aligns with the broader goals of data modernization. In this role at PwC, you will help shape data architecture, develop engineering deliverables, interpret feedback, and contribute to solution design, testing, and deployment across multiple workstreams in the PwC Acceleration Center Bangalore environment.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining data pipelines that move, transform, and validate information across cloud and lakehouse environments
• Building scalable Fabric‑based solutions for ingestion, orchestration, storage, and analytics use cases
• Applying data modeling, transformation, and performance tuning techniques to improve query speed and pipeline reliability
• Collaborating with client teams to gather technical requirements, interpret business needs, and translate them into engineering deliverables
• Monitoring pipeline health, troubleshooting failures, and resolving issues across data integration and warehouse workflows
• Using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Apache Airflow, and Snowflake tools to support modern data platform delivery
• Reviewing code, schemas, and data structures to maintain consistency, security, and usable data outputs
• Mentoring junior team members on engineering methods, documentation, and delivery practices while managing assigned workstreams

What You Must Have

• At least a Bachelor's degree
• At least 4 years of experience
• Oral and written proficiency in English required
• Designs and develops scalable data solutions in Microsoft Fabric. Works independently on modules and contributes to architecture discussions.
• Design and implement end‑to‑end data pipelines in Fabric
• Build and optimize Lakehouse architectures
• Develop advanced Power BI semantic models and reports
• Write and optimize complex SQL and PySpark transformations
• Integrate data from multiple sources (APIs, databases, streaming)
• Ensure data quality, governance, and security compliance
• Collaborate with business stakeholders for requirements
• Mentor junior team members
• Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse)
• Power BI (DAX, modeling, performance tuning)
• SQL (advanced)
• Good knowledge of:
• PySpark / Spark
• Data modeling (star/snowflake schema)
• Azure services (ADLS, Synapse, etc.)
• Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices

What Sets You Apart

• Preference for at least one of the following fields of study: Management Information Systems, Computer and Information Science, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematical Statistics
• Completing data engineering coursework or internships using Fabric, Azure, or Databricks
• Demonstrating SQL, Python, and data pipeline development for analytics solutions
• Analyzing data architecture, modeling, integration, and quality patterns for client deliverables
• Applying Agile ways of working while managing shifting workstream priorities
• Mentoring junior team members and reviewing deliverables for accuracy and clarity