Principal Data Engineer

We're partnering with a well-established enterprise organization that is investing heavily in its modern data platform and AI capabilities. As part of that investment, they're looking for a Lead / Principal Data Engineer to become the technical owner of their Microsoft Fabric environment and lead the evolution of an enterprise-scale data platform.

This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership role where you'll own platform architecture, establish engineering standards, mentor a small team, and help build the data foundation that will support analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI initiatives across the business.

• Own the architecture and technical direction of an enterprise Microsoft Fabric platform
• Design and optimize One Lake, Lakehouse, and Warehouse architectures
• Build and maintain scalable ELT/ETL pipelines using Microsoft Fabric Data Factory, Dataflows Gen2, and Spark
• Establish engineering best practices including Git, CI/CD, code reviews, testing, and deployment standards
• Drive platform performance, reliability, governance, monitoring, and cost optimization
• Partner with AI leaders to develop an AI‑ready data platform supporting Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, and RAG‑based solutions
• Lead a small engineering team while remaining heavily involved in hands‑on development
• Provide technical leadership to external consulting partners and influence long‑term platform strategy

• 8+ years of Data Engineering or Data Architecture experience
• Recent, hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric in a production environment
• Strong experience with One Lake, Lakehouse architecture, and modern data platform design
• Expertise with SQL, Python, Spark, and Py Spark
• Experience with Azure Data Services including Synapse, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, and Data Factory
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Git, and modern engineering practices
• Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, or directing consulting/vendor partners
• Exposure to Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, or Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) is highly preferred

• Own and shape an enterprise Microsoft Fabric platform
• Significant technical influence with executive visibility
• Blend of architecture, hands‑on engineering, and leadership
• Opportunity to help build the company's AI and data strategy
• Small, collaborative engineering team with substantial growth plans
• Competitive compensation package

If you have deep Microsoft Fabric expertise and are looking for an opportunity to own a modern enterprise data platform from both a technical and strategic perspective, we'd love to hear from you!