Data & AI Azure Data Services SQL Server Data Consultant

Job Overview

Data & AI Azure Data Services SQL Server Data Consultant at Accenture.

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, or Synapse Pipelines.
• Develop and optimize robust relational data models, stored procedures, and SQL workloads in SQL Server and Azure SQL Database.
• Architect and implement data solutions leveraging Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Azure Synapse Analytics, and other Azure-native services.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and reliability through best practices in monitoring, validation, version control, and metadata management.
• Collaborate with analytics, reporting, and business teams to ensure data structures and pipelines support accurate, consistent, and accessible insights.
• Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize database operations, queries, and compute configurations for efficiency and scale.
• Document data architectures, pipelines, and processes, and provide knowledge transfer to engineering and analytics teams.

• Minimum 3 years of professional experience as a Data Engineer or in a data‑focused engineering role with hands‑on experience with Azure Data Services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage).
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience with Advanced Microsoft SQL Server and T‑SQL, including performance tuning, indexing, and stored procedure development.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (Associate Degree, minimum 6 years work experience.)

• Experience with Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure‑as‑Code (ARM, Bicep, Terraform), or automated deployment of data assets.
• Familiarity with big‑data or distributed compute frameworks (e.g., Spark via Azure Databricks).
• Exposure to real‑time or streaming architectures using Azure Event Hubs or Azure Stream Analytics.
• Experience integrating Azure data solutions with BI platforms such as Power BI for analytics consumption.
• Ability to automate data workflows using Python, PySpark, or Power Shell.
• Ability to design and implement scalable ETL/ELT architectures following modern cloud data engineering patterns.
• Strong understanding of data modeling (dimensional and relational), data warehousing concepts, and schema design.
• Knowledge of data security, access control, and governance within Azure environments.

This role will require 3 days per week in the office.

Hiring locations are Tampa, FL or Nashville, TN.

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