Senior Data Engineer – Fabric Migrations & Governance

Davis H Elliot Company, Inc.; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Employee Stock Ownership Program

Paid Vacation

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer III to lead enterprise data platform modernization, including a Synapse-to-Fabric migration, and to establish governance that improves data quality and accessibility across the business.

The ideal candidate will own architecture, drive migration initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with IT leadership and stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions. Strong Fabric, SQL, Python, and Azure data skills are required.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of progressive data engineering experience.
• Experience leading significant data platform migrations or integrations.
• Fabric proficiency including designing and governing Fabric workspaces.
• Microsoft Certified: Associate certification required.
• Strong SQL and Python programming skills.
• Experience migrating workloads from Azure Data Factory and Synapse to Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience leading data governance and cataloging initiatives.
• Familiarity with ERP, HRIS, fleet management, asset and financial platforms.
• Proven ability to own data platform architecture and migration efforts from planning through implementation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead portions of DHE's Synapse-to-Fabric migration, owning architecture decisions.
• Design and govern Fabric workspace structures, including lakehouses, warehouses, notebooks, and pipelines.
• Develop and implement data governance and cataloging initiatives to improve data organization.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to define data architecture standards and best practices.
• Support enterprise system integrations across ERP, HRIS, fleet management, and financial platforms.
• Provide troubleshooting and support for existing data pipelines and AppDev data solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend data platform improvements for scalability and performance.
• Mentor and guide Data Engineer I and II on Fabric technologies and migration methodology.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to communicate architecture decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Ensure data solutions align with governance, security, and architecture standards.
• Participate in planning and execution of enterprise data modernization initiatives.
• Support continuous improvement in DHE's data engineering environment.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

SQL

Python

Azure

Data governance

Migration leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Job description

Davis H. Elliot Company, Inc. seeks a Data Engineer III to lead enterprise data platform modernization, including a Synapse-to-Fabric migration, and to establish governance that improves data quality and accessibility across the business.

The ideal candidate will own architecture, drive migration initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with IT leadership and stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions. Strong Fabric, SQL, Python, and Azure data skills are required.