Senior Azure Data Engineer

Morgan McKinley; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley in Malaysia partners with a top-tier Global Financial Data & Market Intelligence Enterprise to identify a Lead Azure Data Architect for their expanding technology hub.

You will be the sole Data Engineering domain expert within an 8-person regional team, responsible for moving IT delivery in-house from 3rd-party vendors and guiding cloud migrations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on data engineering/architecture experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end cloud data solutions and migrate from legacy/Excel-based processes to modern cloud environments.
• Lead the transition of IT delivery from external vendors to internal delivery.
• Present and defend architectural plans to global executives (C-suite).
• Mentor and upskill the local 8-person data engineering team with a path to Team Lead.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Terraform

Bicep

Data Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Team Leadership

English Communication

Self-starter

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

ADF

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

We are partnering with a top-tier Global Financial Data & Market Intelligence Enterprise to find a Lead Azure Data Architect for their expanding technology hub.

This is a high-impact, founding-level role. You will be the sole Data Engineering domain expert within an 8-person regional team, tasked with taking IT delivery in-house from 3rd-party vendors. You will architect the transition from legacy systems to modern cloud architectures and present your strategies directly to global C-suite executives.

• Experience: 3+ Years of hands-on experience
• Work Eligibility: Malaysian Citizens, MyPR Holders, or RP-T Holders (No visa sponsorship available)
• Enterprise Architecture: Architect and build end-to-end cloud data solutions, spearheading the migration from legacy/Excel-based processes to modern Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory environments.
• Vendor Handover & IT Delivery: Lead the transition of technical delivery from 3rd-party IT vendors to an internal IT delivery model.
• Stakeholder Management: Present, defend, and align architectural processes directly with global executive stakeholders, including Senior Directors, VPs, and the CFO (UK/US).
• Cloud Infrastructure: Design, deploy, and govern secure Azure infrastructure and establish scalable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) standards.
• Team Leadership: Act as the foundational Data SME, mentoring and upskilling the current 8-person local squad in data engineering best practices, with a clear path to becoming a Team Lead.
• Proven background in Enterprise Architecture, Lead Data Engineering, or Platform Strategy.
• Extensive, hands-on technical depth in Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Factory (ADF).
• Experience designing cloud infrastructure (Terraform/Bicep, Landing Zones, Azure Networking).
• Exceptional English communication skills with a demonstrated ability to grasp complex business objectives and manage non-technical senior stakeholders.
• A true self-starter capable of operating autonomously without a senior technical mentor on-site.
• Bonus Skills: Hands-on experience with AI/ML workloads or integrations.