Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric & Power BI)

About ExeQut

ExeQut is an IT consulting, cybersecurity, and digital transformation firm headquartered in Lanham, MD, with delivery operations across the US and the MENA region. Since 2014, we have delivered 165+ projects across federal and public sector, healthcare, financial services, and enterprise clients. Our practice areas include AI and Machine Learning, Cloud (AWS), Cybersecurity (IAM, PAM, Zero Trust), Data and Analytics, Application Modernization, and Digital Transformation. Our tagline: Where Action Meets Impact.



Position Summary

ExeQut is hiring a Senior Data Engineer (Microsoft Fabric & Power BI) to build a new data warehouse end to end. The platform is Microsoft Fabric. The pattern is medallion (Bronze, Silver, Gold) with a Kimball-style dimensional model on top.

What You Will Do

A normal week looks like this:

• Build pipelines from AS/400 (using Qlik Replicate or JT400) and from Azure Database for PostgreSQL (via Fabric Mirroring) into Bronze
• Write transformations from Bronze into Silver. Clean, deduplicate, conform
• Model the Gold layer. Star schemas, conformed dimensions, slowly changing dimensions where history matters
• Build certified Power BI semantic models in Direct Lake mode. Write DAX measures. Set up row-level security
• Reconcile the new outputs against legacy reports during parallel run
• Eventually, help wire up Power BI Copilot and a first custom AI agent on the same semantic layer

Required Qualifications

You have done this kind of work before and can point at things you have shipped. Specifically:

• At least one year of real production work in Microsoft Fabric
• Strong Power BI. Semantic models, DAX, row-level security
• Kimball dimensional modeling. Star schemas, conformed dimensions, the SCD types and when to use each
• Advanced SQL
• Python or PySpark for the transformation work
• Comfortable in Azure as the underlying platform
• CI/CD for data work. Fabric Deployment Pipelines, Azure DevOps, or GitLab

Preferred Qualifications

• Any AS/400 or DB2 for i background
• Hands-on with Power BI Copilot, Azure AI Foundry, or any agent development
• Microsoft Purview for governance and lineage

Soft Skills & Work Expectations:

• Fluent English communication (written and verbal)
• Availability during US East Coast core hours (9 AM 1 PM EST) from Monday to Friday

Role Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote (aligned with USA time zones)

Working Days: Monday - Friday

Hiring Timeline: Immediate

If you're passionate about clean code, scalable systems, and leading impactful backend projects, we'd love to have you on board, let's build something great together!