Freelance Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer

5 months ago

Brussels, BelgiumSenior

Responsibilities

Design and build Microsoft Fabric-based data platforms and Lakehouse architectures using OneLake, Lakehouses, and medallion patterns.
Build batch and relevant streaming data pipelines with Fabric Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, and Azure data services.
Ingest, transform, model, and govern data from APIs, files, databases, and SaaS sources.
Implement data quality checks, deduplication, slowly changing dimensions, change data capture, and business rules.
Create Power BI datasets, semantic models, and reports for analytics and reporting use cases.
Support advanced analytics and machine learning workloads by preparing and structuring data in Fabric.
Set up deployment pipelines for Fabric assets and monitor and optimize pipeline, storage, and workload performance, reliability, and cost.
Define coding standards, reusable components, and best practices for Microsoft Fabric.
Collaborate with data, analytics, AI, cloud, and domain teams to deliver client solutions.
Share knowledge, contribute to proposals and pre-sales activities, and coach colleagues transitioning from Azure and Power BI stacks to Fabric architectures.

Hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience or a strong Azure and Power BI background with an interest in specializing in Fabric.
Strong SQL programming skills and preferably Python experience for Notebooks and data engineering workloads.
Knowledge of Apache Spark, PySpark, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, data modeling, and analytical data stores.
Experience building data warehouses, data marts, or other analytical data stores for BI and reporting.
Familiarity with Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake, or similar Azure data services.
Experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, version control, testing, and code reviews.
Understanding of data governance, security, compliance, RBAC, sensitivity labels, and PII handling in the Microsoft cloud.
Ability to work with stakeholders, explain complex technical topics clearly, and translate needs into pragmatic data solutions.
Comfort working in multidisciplinary teams and taking ownership of hands-on solutions.
Native Dutch or French language skills and fluency in written and spoken English.
Current residency and work authorization in Belgium.

Flexible freelance setup with support from the growing adesso Belgium community.
International working environment with strong local expertise in Belgium.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams delivering trusted, compliant, and reusable data products.
Relocation from other continents cannot be accommodated; the role requires current residence and work authorization in Belgium.

11-50 employees