Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering Expert

Steady Rabbit; Ahmedabad District, Chennai District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Steady Rabbit is seeking an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering Expert to design and implement end-to-end data solutions on Microsoft Fabric and Azure. You will develop scalable data platforms leveraging Fabric Lakehouse, Data Factory, Spark, Notebooks, and Power BI, following Bronze-Silver-Gold architecture.

The role requires strong PySpark, Spark SQL, and T-SQL skills, with a focus on data quality, governance, and optimized performance across Fabric and Azure tools.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering and related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure.
• Design and implementation of scalable, secure data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end Microsoft Fabric data engineering solutions.
• Develop scalable data platforms using Fabric components (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Spark).
• Implement Medallion Architecture with Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.
• Build robust data ingestion and transformation pipelines with Fabric tooling.
• Ensure data security, governance, and performance optimization.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Power BI

Medallion Architecture

Data Engineering

PySpark

Tools

OneLake

Lakehouse

Data Factory

Spark

Notebooks

Job description

Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering Expert

Data Engineering • Microsoft Fabric • Azure • Power BI

EXPERIENCE

12+ Years

WORK MODE

Hybrid • 3 days a week from the office

Client Office Locations

Candidates from distant locations may be considered if they confirm they can commute 3 days a week. Exact office locations will be shared post-shortlisting.

Ahmedabad

• 1 office

Bengaluru

• 2 offices

Chennai

• 2 offices

Position Overview

We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering Expert with strong hands-on experience in data engineering, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Medallion Architecture, and Power BI. The ideal candidate should be capable of designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms using Microsoft Fabric and Azure technologies.

The candidate will develop modern data solutions leveraging Fabric Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Spark, Notebooks, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, OneLake, and Power BI, while following best practices around Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).

Strong technical and communication skills, with proven experience in client-facing roles.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement end-to-end Microsoft Fabric data engineering solutions.

Develop scalable data platforms using Microsoft Fabric OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Spark, and Notebooks.

Design and implement Medallion Architecture with clearly defined Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers.

Build robust and reusable data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Fabric Data Factory, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Spark, and SQL.

Integrate data from various sources including Azure services, relational databases, APIs, files, SaaS applications, and enterprise systems.

Implement batch and near-real-time data processing solutions where required.

Develop PySpark, Spark SQL, and T-SQL-based transformations and data engineering workloads.

Design optimized Delta Lake tables, including partitioning, schema management, and performance optimization.

Implement incremental data loading, CDC, SCD Type 1 / Type 2, data reconciliation, and data quality frameworks.

Design Gold-layer data models optimized for Power BI reporting and analytics.

Work closely with BI developers and business stakeholders to translate analytical requirements into scalable data models.

Develop and optimize Power BI semantic models, datasets, and reports where required.

Apply best practices for Power BI performance, star schema modeling, DAX, row-level security, and incremental refresh.

Implement security, governance, monitoring, lineage, and access controls across Fabric and Azure.

Work with Microsoft Purview and Fabric governance capabilities for data discovery, cataloging, lineage, and compliance.

Implement CI/CD and deployment practices using Git integration, deployment pipelines, Azure DevOps, or equivalent DevOps tooling.

Monitor pipeline and workload performance and troubleshoot failures and data-quality issues.

Optimize Fabric workloads for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost.

Provide technical leadership and contribute to architecture decisions, coding standards, and engineering best practices.

Mentor junior and mid-level data engineers and conduct technical reviews.

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric, with an excellent understanding of:

• OneLake, Lakehouse, and Fabric Data Warehouse
• Data Factory / Pipelines, Notebooks, and Spark
• Dataflows Gen2, Delta Lake, Shortcuts, and Direct Lake
• Fabric monitoring and optimization

Experience designing production-grade Fabric solutions.

Medallion Architecture

Strong practical understanding of Bronze, Silver, and Gold architecture.

Experience designing data flows across the different layers, including:

• Raw/landing data management, cleansing, and standardization
• Conformed dimensions, business transformations, fact and dimension modeling
• Slowly Changing Dimensions, incremental processing, data quality and reconciliation

Ability to determine when data should reside in a Lakehouse versus Fabric Warehouse.

Data Engineering

Strong hands-on experience with PySpark, Spark SQL, SQL / T-SQL, and Python.

Strong understanding of ETL / ELT concepts and modern data engineering patterns.

Experience with batch processing, incremental loads, CDC, SCD Type 1 & 2, data validation, error handling, and metadata-driven / parameterized pipelines.

Strong knowledge of relational and dimensional data modeling.

Experience working with large-volume datasets and performance optimization.

Azure

Good working knowledge and hands-on experience with:

• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Data Factory, Synapse Analytics
• Azure SQL Database, SQL Managed Instance, Key Vault, Functions
• Azure DevOps, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Purview
• Azure Monitor / Log Analytics

Power BI

Strong understanding of Power BI architecture and semantic modeling.

Hands-on experience developing enterprise-grade Power BI solutions.

Strong knowledge of DAX, Power Query / M, star schema, semantic models, Direct Lake, Import & DirectQuery, Row-Level Security, Incremental Refresh, and Performance Analyzer.

Understanding of how to design the Fabric data layer to support high-performing Power BI reporting.

Architecture & Engineering

Ability to design end-to-end modern data platforms.

Strong understanding of Lakehouse and Data Warehouse patterns.