Senior Data Consultant (Microsoft Fabric/Azure)

Trility Consulting LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work across US

Flexible hours

Paid time off

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) plan

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Trility Consulting LLC is seeking a Senior Data Consultant to design, build, and optimize Microsoft Fabric solutions for diverse client engagements. You will partner with client engineers and Trility teams to deliver production-ready data platforms, scalable ingestion pipelines, and lakehouse architectures.

This remote W2/1099 role offers flexibility and opportunities to contribute to Azure Data Services, DevOps, and governance practices while advancing your expertise.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure data services in production.
• Strong SQL with data transformation and performance tuning.
• Experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and lakehouse patterns.
• Ability to collaborate with client engineers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Fabric data pipelines from REST APIs, SQL Server, and files.
• Develop and orchestrate Spark notebooks in Fabric.
• Implement Bronze/Silver/Gold lakehouse patterns within OneLake.
• Create ingestion processes that handle schema drift and changes.
• Design reusable ingestion frameworks and scalable data patterns.
• Build, test, and optimize ETL/ELT processes for performance.
• Support semantic models, Direct Lake, and downstream analytics.
• Participate in Azure DevOps CI/CD, including promotion workflows.
• Apply governance, metadata, lineage, and security best practices.

Skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Synapse

Spark notebooks

OneLake

Azure DevOps

ETL/ELT pipelines

Job description

Who We Are

At Trility Consulting®, we’ve built a strong, remote-work culture where people thrive, grow, and support each other – earning us Great Place to Work® Certification. Headquartered in Central Iowa, we embrace flexible schedules and collaboration across geographically distributed teams serving clients from all corners of the United States and globally.

We seek team members with the grit necessary to forge paths where none previously existed, to get back up when circumstances knock them down, to adapt to the changing needs of the client even when it is uncomfortable, and to deliver on our commitments. Candidates must respect and value people, recognize that over-communication is barely good enough, thrive on solving complex problems, have a passion for building teams, and know that delivering what a client actually values is more important than their own predispositions. They understand value proposition, love delivering value, and take pride in learning the expansive and ever-changing business of clients. Candidates are self-motivated and relentlessly working to become more today than they were yesterday.

What You Will Do & The Experience You Will Need

Build Your Future with Trility Consulting

Trility Consulting is continually building relationships with experienced Microsoft Fabric consultants as we prepare for upcoming client engagements. While this is not an immediate opening, we are actively identifying senior-level professionals who are interested in future opportunities and can move quickly through our interview process when new projects are approved.

As a Senior Data Consultant, you'll partner with Trility consultants and client engineers to design, build, and optimize modern Microsoft Fabric solutions. Our consultants lead the implementation of production-ready data platforms, develop scalable ingestion pipelines and lakehouse architectures, and help clients successfully adopt Microsoft Fabric through our collaborative Coach-and-Contribute delivery model.

Successful consultants may work on projects involving Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, modern analytics platforms, data modernization initiatives, and enterprise reporting solutions across a variety of industries.

This is a remote W2 or 1099 position. Project length, schedule, and employment type may vary based on client engagement and business needs.

At this time, Trility is only able to hire W2 employees who reside in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Your Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Microsoft Fabric data pipelines supporting REST APIs, SQL Server sources, and file-based ingestion processes
• Develop and orchestrate Spark notebooks within Microsoft Fabric
• Implement Bronze, Silver, and Gold lakehouse patterns within OneLake environments
• Develop ingestion processes that accommodate schema drift and evolving source systems
• Design reusable ingestion frameworks and scalable data engineering patterns that accelerate future solution delivery.
• Build, test, and optimize ETL/ELT processes for performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Support the implementation of semantic models, Direct Lake solutions, and downstream analytics requirements.
• Participate in Azure DevOps CI/CD processes, including Dev/Test/Prod promotion workflows
• Implement metadata, lineage, governance, and security best practices to support enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric solutions.
• Collaborate closely with client engineers through paired development and knowledge-sharing activities
• Apply data engineering best practices related to testing, monitoring, documentation, and operational support

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience working with Azure Data Services, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Synapse
• Hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience in production environments
• Strong experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience developing Spark notebooks and data transformation workflows
• Experience implementing medallion architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
• Strong SQL skills for data transformation, validation, and performance tuning
• Experience integrating data from REST APIs, relational databases, XML, CSV, and other structured or semi-structured data sources.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps CI/CD processes
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and metadata management concepts
• Experience working within lakehouse architectures and cloud-based analytics platforms
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and participate in client-facing discussions when needed
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Direct Lake implementations
• Experience integrating governance platforms such as Alation
• Experience supporting Power BI semantic models and analytics workloads
• Experience working within consulting or professional services environments
• Exposure to Azure OpenAI, Power Apps, or AI-assisted data workflows

How We Put You First

Trility’s culture is built upon the journey, character, and work ethic of our team members. We are a team of honorable and professional lifelong learners who work together to solve problems proactively.

• Work remotely anywhere in the United States with flexible work hours
• Paid time-off, company holidays, and floating holidays
• Comprehensive benefits with contributions toward premiums
• 401(k) plan
• Sponsored and supported learning opportunities

Job Requirements

• Must reside within the United States
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future
• Must be able to pass a background check