Our client, a mission-driven organization supporting food access across Eastern and Western North Carolina, is seeking a Data Engineer I (Microsoft Fabric) to join their team. As a Data Engineer I (Microsoft Fabric), you will be part of the Data Analytics team supporting analytics, reporting, and data product development. The ideal candidate will have a can-do attitude, a self-starter mindset, and the ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical partners. Job Title:Data Engineer I (Microsoft Fabric) Location:Raleigh, North Carolina (Hybrid: 2-3 days in office per week) Pay Range:$35 - $40p/h (Early Career Candidate) | Up to $45p/h MAX (3+ years) What's the Job?
- Design, build, and maintain a Microsoft Fabric lakehouse (OneLake) using a bronze/silver/gold (medallion) architecture to support trusted analytics.
- Ingest and integrate data from multiple internal and external source systems, building reliable incremental loading patterns and handling duplicates, missing, and late-arriving data.
- Develop and optimize transformations using Microsoft Fabric tools such as pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, notebooks, and T-SQL - while keeping performance and cost in mind.
- Own the development lifecycle with Git-based version control, separate test and production workspaces, and a controlled commit-and-promote release process.
- Build automated data quality checks, monitor pipeline and SQL errors, and support documentation, lineage, and governance for curated datasets. What's Needed?
- Microsoft Fabric (MUST HAVE): Ability to connect to data sources and consolidate into Microsoft Fabric (Azure) to power the lakehouse.
- SQL (Must Have): Strong SQL skills, including writing complex queries and tuning for query performance.
- Azure Fabric-specific skills: Experience with SQL and Azure Data Factory (ETL) concepts for ingestion and transformation workflows.
- Python: Working proficiency for ingestion/transformation (e.g., Python notebooks and data handling).
- Comfort collaborating across teams and engaging with stakeholders to turn business needs into dependable data products. What's in it for me?
- Build a trusted lakehouse that brings together financial, operational, philanthropic, and relationship data into business-ready datasets.
- Grow fast in Microsoft Fabric by working in the toolset that powers the entire platform.
- Strengthen your engineering fundamentals through medallion architecture, dimensional modeling, and performance-focused development.
- Contribute to data quality, monitoring, documentation, and governance so analytics teams can move with confidence.
- Work in a collaborative environment where your can-do approach and initiative directly improve how data supports decisions.
Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:
- Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
- Dental Plan
- Vision Plan
- Health Savings Account
- Health Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
- Business Travel Insurance
- 401(k), Plus Match
- Weekly Pay If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you! About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells. ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.