Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer & BI Team Lead

DataFin Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of financial solutions in Johannesburg seeks an experienced MS Fabric Data Engineer to lead a warehouse rework project and manage a new data team. The candidate should have strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Technologies, and data governance. Responsibilities include maintaining Power BI reports, designing scalable data pipelines, and optimizing the data warehouse. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and have proven experience in a leadership role within data engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Azure Data Technologies.
• Experience in data modeling and ETL/ELT process development.
• Leadership experience in managing a Data team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable data pipelines.
• Architect and optimize the data warehouse within Microsoft Fabric.
• Maintain and update existing reports and dashboards in Power BI.

Skills

Azure Data Technologies (Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory)

T-SQL

ETL/ELT tools

PySpark

Spark SQL

Power BI

Data governance

Education

Azure Data Engineer Associate Certification

Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Certification

Fabric Data Engineer Associate Certification

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Databricks

Azure SQL

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Job description

A leading provider of financial solutions in Johannesburg seeks an experienced MS Fabric Data Engineer to lead a warehouse rework project and manage a new data team. The candidate should have strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Technologies, and data governance. Responsibilities include maintaining Power BI reports, designing scalable data pipelines, and optimizing the data warehouse. Ideal candidates will possess relevant certifications and have proven experience in a leadership role within data engineering.