Sr. Azure Data Engineer - Databricks

About this role

Through NRI Resource Management Services (RMS), we offer custom talent solutions to help our clients meet their evolving technology and business needs. We help effectively match the right technology professional to their organization, recruiting for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct roles. Our client in Charlotte, NC has an immediate need for a Sr. Data Engineer. Please note that this is a contract to hire opportunity with our client and NOT with NRI.
Job Description: Senior Data Engineer
The Senior Data Engineer / Data Platform Engineer will take ownership of the architecture, infrastructure, and operational maturity of our data environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a Medallion Architecture based Python DLT/ DBT environment hosted in Azure, enjoys maturing foundational systems, and is comfortable operating at the intersection of engineering, operations, and business stakeholders. The candidate must have exceptional communication skills, with ability to interact with key business stakeholders in delivering critical reporting & other data insights.


Key Responsibilities
Data Architecture & Platform Ownership

• Own the end-to-end architecture and infrastructure of the Azure-based data platform
• Design and implement a modern Lakehouse architecture to support analytics and reporting
• Establish best practices for data engineering, reliability, and operational excellence

Data Ingestion & Pipelines

• Design, build, and maintain API-driven and batch data pipelines
• Ingest data from multiple source systems across acquired entities
• Orchestrate workflows using Dagster
• Ensure pipelines are scalable, resilient, and well-monitored

Data Transformation & Analytics Enablement

• Transform raw, disparate data into clean, trusted, analytics-ready datasets
• Model data for consumption in Power BI (PBI)
• Partner with finance and business teams to align data structures with reporting needs

**Operations & Troubleshooting*...