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Senior Azure Data Engineer (Contractor) - Turkey

  • Hybrid
    • Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
  • IT

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Azure Data Engineer (Contractor) to lead the design and delivery of a modern, cloud-based data warehouse on Microsoft Azure, with a strong focus on Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure-native data flows and pipelines, and Power BI. This is a hands-on senior role requiring deep technical expertise, independent delivery, and close collaboration with business stakeholders. FMCG experience is a strong advantage to work with Coca-Cola on EME Markets.

This role is Hybrid and will requite someone to work 3 days a week in the office in Altunizade, near Istanbul

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and optimize an enterprise-scale data warehouse using Azure Synapse Analytics

  • Design, develop, and maintain data flows and pipelines within Azure, using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Synapse pipelines, and related services

  • Implement data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration for structured and semi-structured data

  • Lead data modeling efforts for analytical and reporting use cases

  • Translate complex business requirements into scalable, high-performing technical solutions

  • Build and optimize Power BI semantic models, DAX measures, and dashboards

  • Ensure data quality, security, governance, and cost-effective performance

  • Perform SQL optimization and workload tuning across Azure data platforms

  • Collaborate with business users, BI teams, and technical stakeholders

  • Provide technical leadership, best practices, and comprehensive documentation for handover

Required Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or BI

  • Strong hands-on experience with Azure Synapse Analytics

  • Proven experience designing and delivering Azure-based data warehouses

  • Extensive experience building Azure data flows and pipelines (Azure Data Factory / Synapse Pipelines)

  • Advanced SQL and strong data modeling skills

  • Solid hands-on experience with Power BI (datasets, DAX, reports)

  • Ability to work independently as a senior contractor and own delivery end to end

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, or OneLake)

  • FMCG domain expertise 

  • Experience with the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate)

  • Familiarity with Azure Data Lake (ADLS Gen2) and Parquet/Delta formats

  • Knowledge of Azure security, RBAC, and data governance frameworks

  • CI/CD experience for Azure data and BI solutions

  • Microsoft certifications (e.g., DP203, PL300, Fabric-related certifications)

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