Job Title: ETL Developer
Location: Remote
Duration: 6 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $80/hr
Job Type: C2C/1099 Contract
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US-Citizen, H-1B, OPT-EAD, GC-EAD
Job Description
- Design, develop, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Build data ingestion pipelines from on-premises and cloud data sources.
- Develop reusable and parameterized ADF pipelines, datasets, linked services, and triggers.
- Integrate data from SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, ADLS Gen2, REST APIs, and other enterprise systems.
- Perform data transformation using Mapping Data Flows, Stored Procedures, and Azure Databricks where required.
- Implement incremental data loads, CDC, and watermark-based processing.
- Optimize ETL performance and troubleshoot pipeline failures.
- Monitor, schedule, and maintain production data pipelines.
- Develop and maintain data validation and reconciliation processes.
- Work closely with business analysts, data architects, and reporting teams to understand data requirements.
- Implement logging, auditing, and error-handling mechanisms.
- Follow coding standards, version control, and DevOps deployment practices.
- Participate in code reviews and production support activities.
Required Skills
- 8+ years of ETL/Data Warehouse development experience.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF).
- Strong experience with SQL Server, T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, and performance tuning.
- Experience with Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, or SQL Managed Instance.
- Strong knowledge of ETL concepts, data warehousing, and dimensional modeling.
- Experience working with Azure Blob Storage and Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
- Experience integrating REST APIs, flat files, XML, JSON, and CSV data sources.
- Experience implementing incremental load strategies and CDC.
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with Git or Azure DevOps for source control.
- Familiarity with CI/CD deployment pipelines.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Preferred Skills
- Azure Databricks and PySpark.
- Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Microsoft Fabric.
- Azure Functions.
- Power BI integration.
- SSIS migration to Azure Data Factory.
- Experience with Informatica, Talend, or SSIS.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology.
- Azure certification is a plus.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.