
Data Platform Engineer
Minor Hotels Europe and Americas
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Newark • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $110,786 per year
About the role
- Design and develop data pipelines and models using Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, with a strong focus on interoperability and performance.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product Owners, Azure Solution Architects, Data & Software Engineers) to drive a Fabric-native data platform that integrates seamlessly with Power BI.
- Enable modern data architecture patterns, including Lakehouse, near real-time streaming, schema evolution, and efficient serialization in messaging and APIs.
- Maintain and automate scalable data pipelines, emphasizing performance, metadata consistency, and optimal use of storage formats such as Parquet within the Microsoft ecosystem.
- Champion DevOps practices, implementing CI/CD pipelines (via Azure DevOps or GitLab Pipelines) and Infrastructure-as-Code for consistent, secure deployment of Fabric-based solutions.
- Monitor and optimize platform performance using observability tools, ensuring health, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
- Drive cloud migration and modernization efforts, guiding the transition to Microsoft Azure and Fabric.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, and Azure data services.
- Hands-on expertise with Parquet, Protobuf, and modern serialization/storage formats.
- Experience designing and automating scalable data pipelines.
- Solid understanding of data modeling, schema evolution, streaming architectures, and lakehouse principles.
- Strong background in DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and IaC tools.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering and product teams.
- Strong problem-solving, optimization, and analytical skills.
Benefits
- Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
- Company paid holidays
- Personal Days
- Sick Leave
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
- Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
- Life and disability insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Microsoft FabricOneLakeAzure data servicesParquetProtobufdata modelingschema evolutionstreaming architecturesDevOps practicesCI/CD automation
Soft Skills
problem-solvingoptimizationanalytical skillscollaboration