AI Data Engineer — Azure Data Pipelines & AI

Plante Moran; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Flexible time off

Pension plan

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Plante Moran is building the next generation of its data and analytics platform, and we’re looking for an AI‑Native Data Engineer who is excited to build, experiment, and learn fast.

You’ll work in a modern Microsoft‑centric ecosystem built on Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Power BI, designing scalable, governed solutions aligned to Medallion Architecture - with AI treated as part of the data engineering lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2–4 years in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software development.
• Strong SQL and Python for data transformation and pipeline logic; PySpark/Spark experience.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse/Data Engineering/Pipelines) and Azure Data Factory; Azure exposure.
• Experience with Databricks (Azure Databricks preferred).
• Working knowledge of Git and CI/CD basics.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate automated, repeatable data pipelines in Microsoft Fabric and Azure (e.g., Data Factory) with strong observability.
• Implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to land raw data, transform/validate/enrich, and publish trusted data products for analytics and AI.
• Ingest data from APIs and enterprise systems into lakehouses and Azure SQL–based stores; model data to support reuse and AI/ML feature needs.
• Develop transformations using Python/PySpark/Spark and SQL/T‑SQL.
• Experience building AI agentic workloads (e.g., Copilot Agents, workflow automation, PR review bots, orchestration assistants), or strong interest in learning agent‑based patterns.
• Use Git and CI/CD for source control, reviews, and deployments; leverage Copilot/AI tools to accelerate delivery and documentation.
• Partner with architects and stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into scalable, governed solutions.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Azure

Power BI

Git

CI/CD

APIs

Data pipelines

Fabric

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Plante Moran is building the next generation of its data and analytics platform, and we’re looking for an AI‑Native Data Engineer who is excited to build, experiment, and learn fast.

You’ll work in a modern Microsoft‑centric ecosystem built on Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Power BI, designing scalable, governed solutions aligned to Medallion Architecture - with AI treated as part of the data engineering lifecycle.