Senior Data Fabric Data Engineer
Belay Talent Solutions
Senior Data Fabric Data Engineer
Johannesburg (Hybrid) - Midrand | Full-time, Permanent | Senior Level
About the Opportunity
An established data and analytics consulting environment is seeking a Senior Data Fabric Data Engineer to lead the design, build and delivery of modern, end-to-end data solutions across multiple client engagements. The role has a strong Microsoft technology focus, particularly Microsoft Fabric, Azure and Power BI, and combines hands-on engineering with solution architecture, client engagement and technical leadership.
Role Overview
You will take ownership of the technical architecture of client data platforms, from ingestion and Bronze/Silver/Gold Lakehouse and Warehouse layers through to semantic models supporting Power BI. The role includes production implementations, legacy BI migrations, proof-of-concept initiatives, ongoing platform support and mentoring of junior and mid-level engineers.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions, including Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2 and Notebooks.
- Architect medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) data models and define ingestion, transformation and curation standards.
- Build and optimise ingestion pipelines from sources such as SQL Server, Azure SQL, REST APIs, Excel/SharePoint and ERP/finance systems.
- Develop semantic models using DirectLake, Import, DirectQuery and composite modelling to support Power BI and self-service analytics.
- Lead migrations from legacy BI and ETL platforms such as QlikView/Qlik Sense, Synapse, SSIS and SSRS to modern cloud architectures.
- Write and optimise T-SQL, PySpark and Python for transformation, data quality and performance tuning.
- Implement CI/CD, source control, workspace governance and environment promotion using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, data validation, security and governance practices.
- Lead client requirements workshops, translate business needs into technical designs and document current/future-state architectures.
- Lead technical workstreams and proof-of-concept implementations, support critical platform issues and mentor less experienced engineers.
Required Skills & Technology
- Microsoft Fabric: Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2 and Notebooks.
- Azure technologies including Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake and Azure Data Factory.
- Strong T-SQL, PySpark, Python and Spark SQL skills.
- Power BI, DAX, data modelling and semantic modelling.
- DirectLake, Import/DirectQuery and composite models.
- Delta Lake, SSIS, Power Query (M) and SQL Server.
- Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Git-based source control and CI/CD.
- Data platform security, access controls, governance, monitoring and backup/recovery concepts.
Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience in data engineering, BI development or data warehousing, ideally in a client-facing consulting environment.
- Hands-on production experience delivering Microsoft Fabric solutions, including Lakehouse/Warehouse builds, pipelines and semantic modelling.
- Experience migrating legacy BI/ETL platforms to modern cloud architectures.
- Experience leading technical workstreams or small teams and mentoring junior engineers.
- Bachelor's degree or diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science or a related field (NQF 6 or higher).
Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate - required or in progress.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate - required or in progress.
- Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate - advantageous.
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals - minimum baseline where the above certifications are still in progress.
Advantageous Experience
- Databricks and exposure to AWS or GCP.
- Machine learning workflows on Microsoft Fabric or data science tooling such as Python or R.
- SQL Server high-availability and disaster-recovery concepts.
- Agile/Scrum or Kanban delivery methods.
- Consulting or professional-services experience managing multiple concurrent client engagements.
Personal Attributes
- Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Confident running workshops and presenting technical or architecture decisions.
- Self-motivated problem-solver who takes ownership from design through production support.
- Structured and methodical, with strong technical documentation habits.
- Collaborative and comfortable mentoring less experienced team members.
- Able to manage multiple client engagements and changing priorities.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior data professional who wants to combine hands-on Microsoft Fabric engineering with architecture, client engagement and technical leadership.
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