Data Solutions Engineer

PowerSecure
Durham, NC
Category Engineering
Job Description
Role Overview

Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable data pipelines on PowerSecure's Azure data platform to enable trusted analytics and self-service BI. Partner with BI Developers, Data Architect, and business stakeholders to ingest, model, and deliver high-quality data.

What You Will Do

Design and implement end-to-end ELT pipelines, implement data quality checks, build curated Delta tables, implement CDC and deletion-flag patterns, and operationalize jobs with monitoring, logging, and alerting.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Strong SQL, PySpark/Spark SQL, and data modeling fundamentals, proficiency with SQL and Python, experience with Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and Azure Data Factory, and excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of hands-on data engineering or comparable software engineering with significant data work
  • 2+ years building pipelines on Azure and Databricks
  • Strong SQL (analytical queries, window functions), PySpark/Spark SQL, and data modeling fundamentals
  • Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Proficiency with SQL and Python (PySpark)
  • Experience with Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, and Azure DevOps/Git for CI/CD
  • Working knowledge of Unity Catalog and/or Microsoft Purview for governance, lineage, and security
  • Familiarity with data ingestion patterns, schema evolution, CDC, and deletion detection patterns
  • Understanding of dimensional modeling to produce analytics-ready datasets for Power BI
  • Exposure to orchestration/monitoring, cost optimization, alerting, and runbook-driven operations
  • Data pipeline design (batch & streaming), DLT expectations for data quality, and robust error handling
  • Source control, branching strategies, and CI/CD for data assets (notebooks, jobs, workflows)
  • Practical understanding of privacy, security, and RBAC in cloud data platforms
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Analytical mindset; bias toward automation and measurable reliability

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
  • Competitive pay and a matching 401(k) plan
  • Vacation, Company Holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO - personal and sick days)
  • Flexible spending accounts/Health savings account
  • Wellness Incentive Programs
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
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