Azure Data Engineer for Analytics Platform _ Multiple positions

We are seeking an individual consultant only. No agencies. No development firms. No subcontracting. ________________________________________ Initial Evaluation/Test Project The candidate will help design and implement components of an end-to-end Analytics solution. Potential work includes: • Azure landing zone design • Data ingestion architecture • Storage architecture • Security and access model • Data engineering pipelines • Integration with Microsoft Fabric • Development and production environment strategy • Azure DevOps integration All work will be performed within our internal environment using company credentials. ________________________________________ Responsibilities The ideal consultant will help establish standards for: Azure Operations • Resource organization • Resource groups • Subscription governance • Environment strategy • Deployment practices Data Engineering • Data ingestion • ETL / ELT processes • Azure Data Factory • Data Lake architecture • Data quality monitoring Security & Governance • Entra ID integration • Role-based access controls • Access management • Environment separation • Secure design principles DevOps • Azure DevOps • Git integration • CI/CD deployment patterns • Infrastructure documentation ________________________________________ Required Skills • Microsoft Azure • Azure Administration • Azure Data Engineering • Azure Storage • Azure Data Factory • Azure Networking Fundamentals • Microsoft Entra ID • Azure DevOps • SQL ________________________________________ Preferred Certifications Strongly Preferred • AZ-104 (Azure Administrator Associate) • DP-203 (Azure Data Engineer Associate) Nice To Have • AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect) • DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer) • DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer) • SC-300 (Identity & Access Administrator)