Microsoft Fabric Technologist

Recruiter:

PBT Group

Job Ref:

2206658067

Date posted:

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

We are seeking an experienced Technologist / Data Engineer with deep technical expertise in Microsoft Fabric to lead the migration of data and workloads from Azure Synapse Analytics to Microsoft Fabric. This is a critical short-term engagement for an organisation modernising its data platform to enhance performance, scalability, and integration across the Microsoft ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and execute the end-to-end migration of existing data pipelines, datasets, and reporting structures from Azure Synapse Analytics to Microsoft Fabric.
Assess current Synapse workloads and design equivalent or improved architectures using Fabric Lakehouses, Pipelines, and Direct Lake capabilities.
Rebuild or refactor data flows, notebooks, and integration points within the Microsoft Fabric platform.
Collaborate with BI and analytics teams to ensure seamless transition of Power BI datasets and reporting.
Ensure data governance, security, and access control policies are preserved and optimised during migration.
Document architecture, migration procedures, and operational guidelines for handover to internal teams.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to internal engineering teams during the transition.

Required Skills and Experience

Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Data Factory, Synapse-like capabilities, Lakehouse, and Direct Lake features.
Strong experience with Azure Synapse Analytics (Dedicated SQL Pools, Serverless SQL, Pipelines, Notebooks).
Solid hands-on experience in Data Engineering, including building and managing complex ETL/ELT pipelines.
Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Spark for data transformation.
Familiarity with Power BI, Dataverse, and Microsoft Purview is advantageous.
Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance within Microsoft Azure.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft certifications related to Azure Data Engineering or Microsoft Fabric.
Experience in delivering enterprise-scale cloud data platform migrations.
Strong communication and documentation skills.

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