Data Engineer Senior Power BI / Azure Synapse Developer

Software Mind Americas; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Mind Americas is seeking a Senior DevOps/Data Platform Engineer to design Terraform-based IaC across Azure and Cloudflare, manage PostgreSQL operations, and implement scalable CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.

The role emphasizes RBAC security, monitoring, and autonomous problem-solving across a complex data and infrastructure stack.

Qualifications

• Power BI with semantic models, DAX, and PBIX deployment.
• Azure Synapse notebooks, pipelines, and workspace management.
• Strong SQL for data validation and transformations.
• PowerShell scripting for deployment and ops tasks.
• Familiarity with Azure Functions and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience with Azure DevOps and Git/GitHub for source control.
• Senior-level expertise with autonomy in a complex stack.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Terraform IaC for Azure and Cloudflare environments.
• Oversee PostgreSQL database operations and automation tasks.
• Configure and manage message queues for service communication.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Enforce RBAC and security best practices across the stack.
• Implement monitoring and observability to optimize performance.
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues promptly.

Skills

Senior-level experience

SQL proficiency

CI/CD mindset

Infrastructure automation

Security & RBAC

Autonomy

Tools

Power BI

Azure Synapse

PowerShell

Azure Functions

Azure DevOps

Git/GitHub

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Job description

Company Description

We are Software Mind, an awesome team of engineers who are ready to ramp up any top-notch company’s projects! Our aim? To always be one step ahead. Become part of a multicultural company in constant growth with an excellent work environment certified by Great Place To Work!

Company Description

We are Software Mind, an awesome team of engineers who are ready to ramp up any top-notch company’s projects! Our aim? To always be one step ahead. Become part of a multicultural company in constant growth with an excellent work environment certified by Great Place To Work!

Responsibilities

Job Description

• Design and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate and manage infrastructure across Azure and Cloudflare, ensuring consistent and scalable deployments.
• Oversee PostgreSQL DB operations and automate DB-related tasks to streamline database management.
• Message Queue Configuration: Deploy and configure message queues to facilitate efficient data processing and communication between services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, automating the software delivery process to improve deployment efficiency.
• Ensure security across the infrastructure, enforcing RBAC practices and applying best practices for compliance and security within the DevOps lifecycle.
• Implement and maintain monitoring and observability solutions to track and optimize system performance, identify bottlenecks, and maintain system health.
• Quickly diagnose and resolve any infrastructure- related issues, ensuring minimum disruption to our services.

Qualifications

• Power BI (must-have): semantic models, DAX, report definitions authored as PBIP with .pbix deployment, incremental refresh, query folding, and troubleshooting model performance issues (e.g., refresh/XMLA timeouts).
• Azure Synapse (must-have): notebooks, pipelines, triggers, and workspace management; source-side query optimization.
• Strong SQL for data validation, transformation, and troubleshooting.
• PowerShell scripting, with comfort working across common modules (e.g., Az, MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt) for deployment and operational tasks.
• Familiarity with Azure Functions/function apps and CI/CD deployment workflows.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (work item tracking) and Git/GitHub (branching, pull requests).
• Senior-level experience preferred, with strong proficiency across this specific tech stack and the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy.