Sr. Fabric Engineer -Local to Charlotte NC-CONTRACT TO HIRE

Relevance Lab; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Relevance Lab is seeking a data engineering leader with strong Microsoft Fabric expertise to drive a production Fabric implementation in Charlotte. You will leverage Apache Spark, SQL, and Python/PySpark to design and optimize data pipelines and transformations.

The role requires deep knowledge of Lakehouse, Data Factory, notebooks, OneLake and related Fabric capabilities. You will collaborate with partners, assess architectural decisions, and eventually own the Fabric platform while

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Fabric experience, ideally involving a production implementation.
• Solid background in Apache Spark / distributed data engineering.
• Experience with data pipelines, transformation and orchestration.
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark skills.
• Understanding of Fabric components such as Lakehouse, Data Factory, notebooks, OneLake and related data engineering capabilities.
• Ability to work with an implementation partner and independently assess architecture and technical decisions.
• Capable of becoming the internal technical owner of the Fabric environment after implementation.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with technical leadership.
• Microsoft/Azure data platform experience would be highly valuable.
• Architecture or platform ownership experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Onsite in Charlotte approximately three days per week; be able to support that requirement.
• Serve as the internal technical owner of the Fabric environment post-implementation.
• Collaborate with technical leadership and implementation partners to assess architecture and decisions.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Apache Spark

Data Pipelines

SQL

Python/PySpark

Lakehouse

Data Factory

OneLake

Architecture Ownership

Azure Data Platform

Tools

Fabric components

Job description

• Strong Microsoft Fabric experience, ideally involving a production implementation
• Solid prior background in Apache Spark / distributed data engineering
• Experience with data pipelines, transformation and orchestration
• Strong SQL and Python/PySpark skills
• Understanding of Fabric components such as Lakehouse, Data Factory, notebooks, OneLake and related data engineering capabilities
• Ability to work with an implementation partner and independently assess architecture and technical decisions
• Capable of becoming the internal technical owner of the Fabric environment after implementation
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with technical leadership
• Microsoft/Azure data platform experience would be highly valuable
• Architecture or platform ownership experience is a plus

This is expected to be onsite in Charlotte approximately three days per week, so candidates who can realistically support that requirement will be considered.