Azure Data Engineer

National Church Residences•Dublin, OH

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the Technology team, you would report to the Director Application Services and serve as the hands-on technical owner of National Church Residences’ enterprise Microsoft Fabric data platform in our Central Ohio office. You would be responsible for designing, building, and operating data pipelines within Microsoft Fabric, supporting centralized data ingestion, transformation, and analytics readiness across the organization. As an individual contributor and Data Engineering owner, you play a key role in shaping a scalable and well‑designed data environment, while applying strong engineering judgment and pragmatic architectural thinking. Working within the Application Services team, you partner closely with application teams, our business intelligence team, and business stakeholders to ensure data quality, reliability, and sustainability as the data platform matures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
Minimum 5 years of hands-on data engineering experience building enterprise-scale data pipelines
Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Purview
Experience implementing or working within layered data architectures (e.g., raw/staging/curated/medallion pattern) in a modern cloud data platform
Experience developing data solutions using Python or similar data engineering languages
Proficiency in SQL and data transformation frameworks
Familiarity with data architecture principles and analytics enablement
Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric concepts including OneLake, lakehouse patterns, and downstream semantic modeling considerations for analytics consumption
Experience working with Microsoft Power BI
Demonstrated ability to make pragmatic data design decisions, including data modeling, pipeline patterns, and integration approaches, in environments without a dedicated data architect
Must have excellent communication, comprehension, and interpersonal skills.
Must have the ability to speak, read, write and understand English, as well as the ability to make self-understood.
Strong understanding of data quality, governance, DLP and security best practices

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to or evolving data architecture standards in collaboration with application, integration, or platform teams
Experience serving as the primary or sole data engineering resource in a small or maturing data organization
Experience supporting healthcare, housing, or nonprofit data environments
Microsoft Azure Data Engineering certifications (e.g., DP-203)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Microsoft Fabric and Azure-native tooling
Lead technical execution of legacy data migrations into the enterprise Fabric environment
Implement data quality controls, validation routines, and monitoring to ensure trusted enterprise data
Optimize data pipelines and platform performance for reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
Integrate and onboard new data domains in partnership with application and business teams
Support analytics and reporting use cases by preparing high-quality data assets for Power BI and downstream consumption
Collaborate with Application Services, Infrastructure, Security, and external partners on data initiatives
Document data pipelines, standards, and operational practices to support sustainability and operational readiness

Benefits

Medical & Rx – 3 plan options to fit your budget; choose from coverage offered through a Nationwide network for you and your family
Complimented with a Healthcare Flexible Spending Account or Employer funded Health Savings Account
Includes Fertility & Family Building Support, Weight Management, and Chronic Condition Support
Parental Leave paid at 100% for four weeks
Coverage begins first of the month following your date of hire!
Dental & Vision coverage for you and your family with Nationwide providers.
Company provided Life & ADD insurance and Disability coverage.
Supplemental benefits such as Life and AD&D for you and your family, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness.
Flexible Spending Accounts for Dependent Care and Transportation & Parking
Well-being Programs including an enhanced EAP with mental health and work-life support, tobacco cessation, and Well-Being Your Way which offers up to $1000/year in rewards & reimbursements!
Retirement Savings Plan offering immediate company funding at 3%, increasing up to 5% over time and an additional company match up to 5% when you contribute your own funds!
Reimbursement for Tuition expenses
Paid Time Off (PTO)
9 paid Holidays
Parental Paid Leave at 100%