Senior BI Engineer: Fabric & Cloud Data Platforms

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Ownership stake in company

Medical and dental insurance

401k matching

Tuition assistance

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a Staff Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain enterprise data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and cloud technologies. You will lead the architecture of lakehouse, data factory, Spark, and reporting frameworks to support critical analytics and operations.

The role requires hands-on expertise, collaboration with business and IT teams, and a strong command of SQL, data modeling, and SDLC/DevOps practices. Local Dallas area footprint is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in BI, data engineering, or similar role.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Fabric and modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS/Analytics or equivalent.
• Experience in Mortgage/ Banking/ Financial Services is a plus.
• Expert SQL, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with Fabric components: Lakehouse, OneLake, Data Factory, Spark.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and cloud tech.
• Build and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, data models, and reporting frameworks.
• Collaborate with business, IT, and vendors to refine requirements and solutions.
• Ensure solutions are secure, compliant, reliable, and auditable.
• Develop and maintain documentation; support audits and compliance.
• Contribute to AI and cloud-native data initiatives.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Data modeling

Cloud data engineering

C#/.NET

SDLC / DevOps

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS/Business Analytics

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Spark

OneLake

Job description

Western Alliance Bancorporation seeks a Staff Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain enterprise data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and cloud technologies. You will lead the architecture of lakehouse, data factory, Spark, and reporting frameworks to support critical analytics and operations.

The role requires hands-on expertise, collaboration with business and IT teams, and a strong command of SQL, data modeling, and SDLC/DevOps practices. Local Dallas area footprint is expected.