Reach University · 1 day ago
Data Cloud Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$100K/yr - $115K/yrReach University is an accredited, nonprofit institution reshaping higher education. The Cloud Data Engineer will establish and sustain the university’s modern data infrastructure within Microsoft Fabric, focusing on designing and maintaining data lakehouses, pipelines, and warehouses to support analytics and institutional decision-making.
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Responsibilities
Design, deploy, and maintain the university’s modern data infrastructure in Microsoft Fabric, including lakehouses, warehouses, pipelines, and dataflows
Develop standardized ingestion and transformation frameworks that connect data from systems such as RIO, Canvas, HubSpot, and SurveyMonkey
Implement medallion (bronze–silver–gold) architecture and optimize data storage, schema design, and query performance for scalable analytics
Evaluate emerging Fabric capabilities and data-engineering practices to enhance scalability, governance, and automation
Build and orchestrate automated data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and curation using Fabric Dataflows Gen2, and Data Factory, among others
Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline execution, ensuring reliability, timeliness, and consistency across environments
Collaborate with data stewards and analysts to align curated datasets with institutional reporting and governance requirements
Implement version-controlled, repeatable processes for dataset deployment including pipeline creation, dataset publication, and documentation to accelerate institutional data projects
Continuously assess and optimize transformation logic, orchestration performance, and overall data-engineering practices to reduce overhead and improve time-to-insight
Contribute to the evolution of the university’s data architecture roadmap and play a key role in scaling the Fabric environment
Share expertise and mentor colleagues on data engineering standards, fostering a culture of data literacy and collaboration
Qualification
Preferred
Experience implementing or managing Microsoft Fabric environments, including lakehouses, pipelines, and warehouses
Working knowledge of Azure Data Services (Data Factory, Synapse, Data Lake Storage, Purview)
Proficiency in Python, SQL, Powershell, and BI solution, with experience automating data ingestion and transformation workflows
Understanding of data governance and security frameworks (FERPA, GLBA, or similar)
Experience in higher education or workforce analytics, particularly integrating data from SIS, LMS, CRM, or survey systems
Knowledge of API integrations (e.g., RIO, Canvas, HubSpot, SurveyMonkey) for data ingestion and synchronization
Certification or demonstrated training in Microsoft Azure or Fabric data engineering tools preferred
Benefits
Health Insurance: We provide medical, vision, and dental insurance plans to ensure you and your family are well-covered. Plus additional wellness programs.
Flexible Time Off: We offer a flexible "Flexible Time Off" policy, empowering you to take the time you need when you need it, without the constraints of a traditional vacation policy.
Flexible Remote-Only Workplace: Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere with our flexible remote-only work environment, fostering a balance of workload and rest
Professional Development Support: We are committed to your growth and development, offering support for professional development opportunities to help you advance in your career.
Company
Reach University
Reach University is a non-profit university that offers job-embedded learning to help communities and individuals to grow.
Founded in 2006
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-01-01Seed
Leadership Team
Seth Rosenblatt
Chief Financial Officer
Amy G.
Regional Director, School Partnerships
Recent News
Michael B. Horn
2022-03-21
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