Lead Data Engineer - Microsoft Fabric
Location: Vancouver, BC - Onsite
Role Overview
We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer with 10-15 years of data engineering experience , including 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience , to lead enterprise-scale data architecture and engineering initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture & Leadership
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Design enterprise-scale data architectures using Microsoft Fabric .
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Lead technical design reviews and architecture discussions.
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Establish data engineering standards, best practices, and governance frameworks.
Advanced Data Engineering
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Design scalable ELT frameworks using Fabric Data Factory, Spark Notebooks, Lakehouse, Warehouse, and OneLake .
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Build high-volume customer data pipelines supporting batch and near real-time processing .
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Develop reusable ingestion and transformation frameworks.
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Optimize large-scale workloads for performance and cost efficiency .
Data Governance & Security
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Design data quality frameworks and monitoring solutions .
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Implement data lineage, governance, and metadata management standards.
Team Leadership
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Mentor junior and mid-level data engineers.
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Lead code reviews and solution governance activities.
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Drive Agile delivery and sprint planning .
Required Experience
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10-15 years of Data Engineering experience.
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3+ years of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience.
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Strong expertise in Fabric Data Factory, Spark, Lakehouse, Warehouse, and OneLake .
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Experience designing scalable data pipelines and ELT frameworks.
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Strong understanding of data governance, quality, lineage, and metadata management .
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Proven technical leadership and mentoring experience.