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Freelance Azure Data Engineer / Architect

Finland

Job description

Freelance Azure Data Engineer / Architect

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Job Description

My customer is seeking an experienced Freelance Azure Data Engineer with Data Architecture experience to design, build, and optimise enterprise-scale data platforms on Microsoft Azure.

This role is hands-on but requires strong architectural ownership - you'll be responsible for shaping data solutions end to end, from ingestion through to analytics and consumption.

Finnish-speaking is mandatory.



Key Responsibilities



  • Design and implement scalable Azure-based data architectures


  • Build and maintain reliable data pipelines (batch and streaming)


  • Lead architectural decisions across data ingestion, storage, and analytics


  • Develop data models optimised for performance and analytics use cases


  • Ensure best practices around data governance, security, and compliance


  • Optimise cost, performance, and reliability of Azure data platforms


  • Collaborate closely with engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders




Required Experience



  • Strong background as a Data Engineer with architect-level responsibility


  • Proven experience designing and delivering data platforms on Microsoft Azure


  • Hands-on experience with:


    • Azure Data Factory


    • Azure Synapse Analytics


    • Azure Databricks


    • Azure Data Lake (Gen2)


  • Strong SQL and data modelling expertise


  • Experience with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code in Azure


  • Ability to work independently in a freelance/contract environment




Nice to Have



  • Streaming experience (Azure Event Hubs, Kafka)


  • Azure Purview / Microsoft Fabric experience


  • Terraform or Bicep


  • Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments