Most Azure data teams are stuck with brittle pipelines, SSIS packages nobody wants to touch, and Fabric migrations that stalled halfway. That's exactly what I fix.
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As a Senior Azure Data Engineer with 8+ years of experience, I don't just build ADF pipelines and call it done. I architect end-to-end data systems โ from multi-source ingestion through Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture to Power BI reporting โ built for scale, fault tolerance, and AI readiness.
100% Job Success Score ยท Top Rated on Upwork ยท US enterprise clients ยท Microsoft partner teams ยท Finance, Healthcare & Retail
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โ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐
โข Built ADF + Databricks pipelines processing ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ for US enterprise clients โ fast single-record retrieval under milliseconds
โข Designed Medallion Architecture automating ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฌ+ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ (CSV, Excel, Fixed-Width) at Fintexinc Canada
โข Reduced manual effort by ๐ฒ๐ฌ% via ADF + PySpark + Synapse automation at Capgemini
โข Cut manual reporting effort by ๐ฒ๐ฌ% automating Zoom & CVENT API data pipelines via Logic Apps
โข Delivered production-ready RAG system on Azure AI Foundry ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ โ hybrid semantic + keyword retrieval
โข Collaborated directly with ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ to build Purview as a Service โ enterprise-scale governance automation
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต
๐๏ธ Warehouses, Lakehouses & Data Lakes: Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, ADLS Gen2, Delta Lake
โ๏ธ Pipelines & Orchestration: Azure Data Factory (ADF), Synapse Pipelines, Fabric Data Factory, Databricks Workflows
๐ Transformation: PySpark, Apache Spark, Python, SQL, Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), Star Schema
๐จ Streaming & Real-Time: Azure Event Hubs, Fabric Eventstream, Azure Stream Analytics
๐ Migrations & Integrations: SSIS โ ADF, on-prem to Azure, SAP ECC/Hana, Salesforce, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, CDC pipelines
โก Automation: Logic Apps, Power Automate, Azure Function Apps
๐ค AI & RAG: Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, RAG pipelines, AI agents, Azure Cognitive Search, Prompt Engineering
โ๏ธ Cloud & Infra: Microsoft Azure, ADLS, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Azure DevOps
๐ Languages: Python, PySpark, SQL (T-SQL, views, procedures, functions), REST APIs
๐๏ธ Databases: SQL Server, Snowflake, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Dataverse
๐ BI & Reporting: Power BI, KQL, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Data Explorer
๐๏ธ Governance: Microsoft Purview โ cataloging, lineage, GDPR/HIPAA compliance
๐ ๏ธ Dev Tools: GitHub, Azure DevOps, drawio, Visio, Postman
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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
โ ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ โ billions of rows, with error handling, retry logic, monitoring, and documented architecture your team can maintain
โ ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ full package analysis, conversion, testing, and production deployment
โ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ โ ingestion to Medallion Architecture to Power BI, with lineage and observability built in
โ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ DWH design, ADF-to-Snowflake pipelines, SQL Server/Oracle cloud migrations
โ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ณ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ eliminating manual bottlenecks across business processes and data workflows
โ ๐๐-๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ โ RAG pipelines, Azure OpenAI chatbots, AI agents grounded on your business data
โ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ โ Salesforce, SAP, Oracle, Snowflake, and SaaS APIs connected into Azure
โ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ โ Purview setup, cataloging, lineage, GDPR/HIPAA-aligned pipelines
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๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Finance & Banking | Healthcare | Retail & E-commerce | FinTech | Enterprise SaaS | Others
๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐: 40+ hrs/week | 0โ4 hr response | Open to contract-to-hire
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๐ฉ Message me with your Azure data challenge โ I respond within 4 hours and will tell you exactly whether and how I can help.
Data Engineering
Apache Spark
Big Data
Data Warehousing
ETL Pipeline
Python
SQL
Microsoft Azure
Databricks Platform
ETL
Snowflake
PySpark
Microsoft Power BI
Data Visualization
Azure App Service
Microsoft Azure SQL Database
Azure DevOps
Microsoft SQL Server
Data Analysis
SQL Server Integration Services
Shivam W.
Shahdara, India
$20/hr
5.0
8 jobs
I'm a Senior Data Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience building scalable, cloud-native data platforms that turn raw data into reliable, business-ready insights. I've delivered enterprise solutions across banking (NAB), healthcare (Molina), and CPG (PepsiCo), specializing in end-to-end pipeline architecture, data modeling, and cloud migrations.
What I bring to your project:
๐น Cloud Data Engineering โ Deep expertise in Azure (Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse) and AWS (EMR, Glue, S3, RedShift), with hands-on migration experience from on-prem and Teradata to cloud.
๐น Pipeline Architecture & ETL โ I design and build robust ingestion frameworks handling batch, incremental, and real-time data (Event Hub, Kafka) across formats like JSON, CSV, Parquet, and fixed-width files.
๐น Data Modeling & Warehousing โ Skilled in dimensional modeling, Data Vault, star/snowflake schemas, and silver/gold layer design. I've modeled 50+ tables across Oracle Fusion, SAP S/4, and healthcare domains.
๐น Transformation & Orchestration โ I translate complex business rules into DBT models, orchestrate workflows with Apache Airflow or AutoSys, and automate CI/CD via Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
๐น Performance & Governance โ I tune PostgreSQL and Spark jobs, implement data quality checks, reconciliation frameworks, and ensure compliance with data governance standards.
๐น Generative AI & MLOps โ Databricks-certified in Generative AI, with experience integrating MLflow for experiment tracking and building LLM-based automation using OpenAI and LangChain.
Tech Stack: Python | SQL | Scala | Apache Spark | DBT | PostgreSQL | Snowflake | Airflow | Databricks | Azure | AWS | Git | Jenkins | MLflow | Power BI
Certifications: Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional | Azure Data Engineer (DP-203) | Snowflake SnowPro Core | Fabric Analytics Engineer (DP-600) | Generative AI Engineer Associate
Whether you need a production-grade pipeline, a cloud migration, or a well-modeled data warehouse, I deliver clean, documented, and scalable solutions โ on time and with clear communication. Let's discuss your project!
Data Engineering
Database Design
Data Integration
Data Warehousing
ETL Pipeline
Python
Data Extraction
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Database Modeling
PySpark
Databricks Platform
Snowflake
Apache Airflow
Web Scraping
Generative AI
Exploratory Data Analysis
Scala
Vairag B.
Surat, India
$25/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Hello,
I'm Vairag Borad, a Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer and Microsoft Certified Power BI professional with over 6+ years of experience designing modern analytics platforms, data engineering solutions, and business intelligence applications. I specialize in building end-to-end Microsoft Fabric solutions that enable organizations to transform raw data into trusted, scalable, and actionable insights.
Whether you need to build a Fabric Lakehouse, implement Medallion Architecture, develop high-performance Spark notebooks, create Power BI semantic models, or migrate existing data platforms to Microsoft Fabric, I'm here to help.
๐น My Expertise
Microsoft Fabric
Lakehouse & Medallion Architecture: Design and implement Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers using Delta Lake, ensuring scalable, maintainable, and high-quality data pipelines.
Data Engineering & Spark Notebooks: Develop efficient PySpark notebooks for data ingestion, transformation, cleansing, validation, CDC implementation, incremental loading, and optimization.
Data Factory Pipelines: Build automated data pipelines for orchestration, scheduling, monitoring, parameterization, and error handling.
Data Warehouse: Design dimensional models, implement fact and dimension tables, optimize SQL workloads, and support enterprise reporting.
OneLake Integration: Build centralized enterprise data platforms using OneLake for unified data storage and governance.
Performance Optimization: Optimize Spark jobs, partitioning strategies, Delta tables, caching, broadcast joins, and pipeline execution for large-scale datasets.
Monitoring & Data Quality: Implement logging, auditing, exception handling, and data quality validation throughout the data engineering lifecycle.
Power BI
Power Query & M: Extract, transform, and prepare data from multiple enterprise data sources.
Data Modeling & DAX: Build optimized semantic models, create complex DAX measures, and develop interactive dashboards.
Row-Level Security (RLS): Implement secure access controls for enterprise reporting.
Power BI Service: Publish, manage, and optimize reports, workspaces, refresh schedules, and deployment pipelines.
SQL & Python
Advanced SQL: Develop optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and performance tuning for analytics workloads.
PySpark & Python: Build scalable data engineering solutions for ETL, automation, data validation, and advanced transformations.
๐น Why Choose Me?
Microsoft Fabric Specialist: Experienced in building modern analytics platforms using Microsoft Fabric's Data Engineering, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, and Power BI capabilities.
End-to-End Data Engineering: From data ingestion and transformation to semantic modeling and reporting, I deliver complete analytics solutions.
Performance-Focused: I build scalable, efficient, and maintainable solutions that handle enterprise-scale data.
Business-Oriented: I focus on delivering trusted data products that support informed business decisions.
Clear Communication & Reliable Delivery: I provide transparent communication, regular progress updates, and high-quality deliverables on schedule.
I'm excited to help organizations modernize their data platform with Microsoft Fabric and unlock the full value of their data. Let's connect to discuss your project and how I can help deliver a scalable, enterprise-grade analytics solution.
Best regards,
Vairag Borad
ETL Pipeline
SQL
Microsoft Excel
Power Query
SQL Server Integration Services
Data Modeling
Data Analytics
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis Expressions
ETL
Mustansir G.
Dahod, India
$30/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Most businesses are drowning in data but starving for insights - pipelines that break, dashboards nobody trusts, reports built manually in Excel.
I fix that.
5+ years building enterprise data platforms:
800M+ records processed daily
70% pipeline runtime reduction via dbt
50+ Power BI dashboards delivered
98% data trust through quality frameworks
Stack: Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, Airflow, PySpark, Microsoft Fabric, ADF, AWS, Azure, Power BI, Python
Beyond the warehouse layer, I've also built production backend systems integrating third-party APIs โ WhatsApp Cloud API, Supabase, webhook orchestration โ deployed on cloud infrastructure.
Available 8 AM - 2 PM IST. Open to short and long term projects.
Let's talk.
Data Engineering
Python
SQL
Tableau
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Snowflake
Apache Airflow
dbt
PySpark
Databricks Platform
Fabric
Node.js
REST API
API Integration
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Piyush M.
Bangalore, India
$14/hr
4.6
8 jobs
Helping companies build scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient data platforms.
I'm a Principal Data Engineer with 11+ years of experience designing and implementing modern data engineering solutions for startups, fintech companies, healthcare organizations, and enterprise businesses. I've helped organizations migrate legacy systems, build cloud-native data platforms, optimize processing costs, and deliver production-ready analytics pipelines.
My expertise includes designing end-to-end data architectures, building batch and streaming pipelines, implementing Data Lakes and Lakehouses, and automating infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
What I can help you with
โ Databricks Development & Optimization
โ Apache Spark (PySpark & Scala)
โ Azure Data Factory (ADF)
โ Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
โ Delta Lake & Delta Live Tables
โ AWS (EMR, Glue, Athena, Lambda, S3)
โ Data Warehouse Design
โ ETL / ELT Pipelines
โ Data Migration
โ Data Modeling
โ Terraform & Infrastructure Automation
โ SQL Performance Optimization
โ Python Development
โ CI/CD for Data Platforms
โ Airflow Workflow Automation
โ AI-powered Workflow Automation (Cursor, Claude, MCP, n8n)
Recent accomplishments
โข Reduced operational costs by 90% by redesigning SCD implementation using Delta Live Tables.
โข Led the architecture and delivery of financial products including Loans and Credit Cards.
โข Migrated enterprise data warehouses to cloud-native lakehouse architecture.
โข Built scalable reconciliation frameworks using Databricks and Airflow.
โข Implemented Terraform-managed Databricks infrastructure for improved governance and scalability.
โข Designed enterprise-grade data platforms for healthcare, fintech, and retail organizations.
My Skills Sets are:
SQL, Apache Spark, Hive, Hadoop, Excel, Shell Scripting, AWS EMR, Ec2, S3, cloud formation, Clojure, MongoDB MySQL, Airflow.
Apache Spark
Python
SQL
Apache Hadoop
Clojure
Amazon S3
AWS Lambda
Apache Hive
Amazon EC2
Bash Programming
Databricks Platform
Gowthaman N.
Salem, India
$20/hr
5.0
4 jobs
๐ Data drives every successful business decision. I help organizations design, build, and optimize modern data platforms that transform raw data into reliable business intelligence.
๐ Whether you need to build a cloud-native data platform, migrate legacy systems, automate ETL pipelines, or deliver executive dashboards, I provide scalable, production-ready solutions that generate measurable business value.
โญ With 5+ years of experience and a strong track record, I have partnered with startups, SMBs, and enterprise organizations to deliver high-quality data engineering and analytics solutions.
๐ง Core Expertise:
โ Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Data Factory, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Notebooks)
โ Azure Data Engineering, Azure Databricks, Apache Spark, and Delta Lake
โ Azure Data Factory (ADF) and Azure Synapse Analytics
โ ETL and ELT Pipeline Development
โ Data Warehousing and Data Modeling
โ Data Integration and Data Migration
โ Power BI Dashboards, Semantic Models, and DAX
โ Python, SQL, PySpark, and Data Processing
๐ก Services:
โ Design and implement end-to-end data engineering solutions
โ Build scalable ETL and ELT pipelines
โ Develop enterprise data warehouses and Lakehouse architectures
โ Integrate APIs, ERP, CRM, SQL databases, and cloud platforms
โ Migrate legacy data platforms to Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Databricks
โ Implement data quality, validation, governance, and monitoring
โ Create interactive Power BI dashboards and executive reports
โ Optimize data platforms for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
๐ ๏ธ Technologies: Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Azure, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Snowflake, BigQuery
๐ป Programming: Python, SQL, PySpark, DAX
๐๏ธ Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL
๐ Analytics: Power BI, Tableau, Looker Studio
๐ค Why Clients Choose Me:
โ Strong focus on scalable, maintainable, and production-ready data solutions
โ Extensive experience modernizing legacy data platforms
โ Expertise across Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and Cloud Analytics
โ Clear communication and collaborative project delivery
โ Proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions on time
๐ฉ If you are looking for an experienced Azure Data Engineer, Microsoft Fabric Consultant, Databricks Engineer, Power BI Developer, or Data Engineering Specialist, I would be pleased to discuss your project.
Apache Spark
Data Warehousing
ETL Pipeline
Python
SQL
Fabric
Microsoft Azure
Databricks Platform
PySpark
Amazon Web Services
API Integration
n8n
Business Process Automation
AI Agent Development
Make.com
LangChain
Automation
CRM Automation
Artificial Intelligence
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