Contractor Azure Data Engineer

8+ years experience in one or more of the following areas:Working with the internals of a distributed compute engine (Spark, Presto, DBT)Query optimization, resource allocation and management, and data lake performance (Presto, SQL)Cloud infrastructure (Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform)Security products and methods (Apache Ranger, Apache Knox, OAuth, IAM, Kerberos)Deploying and scaling ML solutions using open-source frameworks (MLFlow, TFX, H2O, etc.)Background and practical experience in statistics and/or computational mathematics (Bayesian and Frequentist approaches, NumPy, PyMC3, etc.)Modern Big-Data storage technologies (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta)Experience connecting to varied data sources, on-prem and cloud.Excellent SQL coding experience with performance optimization for data queries.Understands different data models like normalized, de-normalized, stars, and snowflake models. Working experience with transactional, temporal, time series, and structured and unstructured data, Azure DataLake is a plus.Working experience with MPP DWH system like Azure synapse is highly desirable.Experience in deployment and maintenance of ETL Jobs.Is familiar with the reporting tools like Power Bi and SSRS or any other.Education: | Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

Specialized Knowledge and Skills: | SQL: clustering, mirroring, replication, scripting, stored procedures, functions, performance tuning and trouble shooting.Azure: Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL database, Azure Synapse, Databricks, Azure Analysis Services, Azure DataLake storageReporting Tools: Power Bi, SSRSLanguages: TSQL, Python, PowerShell, JSON, PysparkData modelling: Tabular model, Star Schema, Columnar modellingHigh-energy self-starter with experience and passion for data and big data scale processing.Exceptional communicator with the ability to translate technical concepts into easy-to-understand language for our stakeholders.The hourly range for roles of this nature are $50 to $70/hr. Rates are heavily dependent on skills, experience, location and industry.CyberThink is an Equal Opportunity Employer