Azure Data Engineer

Azure Data Engineer

Onsite Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contract

Vaco’s client is seeking an Azure Data Engineer to support the design and development of modern cloud-based data platforms. This role will focus on building scalable data pipelines and supporting analytics and AI initiatives within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.

• Design and develop data pipelines and ingestion frameworks
• Build and maintain data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse architectures
• Develop ETL/ELT workflows using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Synapse
• Optimize data processing and transformation workflows
• Collaborate with analytics teams to support reporting, BI, and AI use cases
• Implement data governance, monitoring, and performance optimization
• Work closely with architects and platform teams on cloud data architecture

• Experience building data pipelines in Microsoft Azure
• Hands‑on experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, or Fabric
• Strong SQL and data modeling experience
• Experience with Python or Spark‑based data processing
• Understanding of data lake and data warehouse architecture
• Familiarity with Power BI or analytics platforms is a plus

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.