Senior Lead Data Engineer

About Brillio Born digital in 2014, Brillio is a powerhouse of digital transformations. Orchestrated around the superpowers of technology – Cloud, AI, Mobile, IoT, we are a partner of choice for leading companies around the world, helping them leverage digital technologies. We have a global workforce of 6000+ people present in 15 locations across 6 countries – USA, Canada, Mexico, UK, Romania, and India. We have been consistently certified by Great Place To Work® institute in USA, India, UK, and Romania for our strong foundational values and employee-centric culture.  Brillio Romania We are a dynamic and rapidly growing company with over 250 colleagues country wide and offices in Cluj, Oradea and Bucharest. With its fast-paced growth, the company has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to client satisfaction. At Brillio Romania, we know our success comes from the innovative contributions and brilliant work of our people. So, we make fostering a positive work environment our top priority. Our colleagues not only thrive, but they also have the chance to build long and fulfilling careers, fostering a sense of stability and dedication that ultimately benefits both the company and our valued clients. Accelerate YOU at Brillio!! Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to design and build next-generation data platforms leveraging AI Copilot capabilities and Microsoft Fabric. This role focuses on enabling intelligent, scalable, and automated data workflows while supporting advanced analytics and AI-driven use cases. You will play a key role in modernizing data architecture and embedding AI-assisted development practices across the data lifecycle. Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data platforms using Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration workflows.
• Leverage AI Copilot tools to accelerate development, automate data engineering tasks, and improve productivity.
• Implement and manage Lakehouse architectures and unified data environments.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to enable AI/ML and advanced analytics use cases.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and compliance across all pipelines.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data workloads.
• Integrate data from multiple sources (structured, semi-structured, and streaming).
• Contribute to data modeling, metadata management, and lineage tracking.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, testing, and deployment of data solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in data engineering and AI-assisted development.

Required Skills & Experience

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Lakehouse, Synapse, or equivalent components).
• Experience working with AI Copilot tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Azure AI Copilot) in development workflows.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Scala.
• Strong experience with SQL and large-scale data processing.
• Experience with Spark and distributed data systems.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing and lakehouse architectures.
• Familiarity with Azure ecosystem (Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Lake).
• Experience with data governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and version control (Git).
• Experience enabling AI-driven data platforms or intelligent data workflows.
• Familiarity with real-time/streaming data processing.
• Knowledge of MLOps and integration with machine learning pipelines.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools.
• Exposure to enterprise data platform migrations or modernization programs.

Perks and Benefits ·       We value your time and lifestyle preferences, so you can choose whether you want to work entirely remotely or from our offices in Cluj-Napoca, Oradea and Bucharest. ·       Access to learning through our internal platform - Percipio. ·       Private health insurance is provided by Medicover. ·       Work from home fixed monthly budget. ·       A monthly budget you can use to purchase flexible benefits through the Edenred Benefit platform. ·       Sports benefit: We encourage you to have a healthy lifestyle. We'll reimburse you within budget for your favorite sporting activity: whether it's football, climbing, gym or other sports. Take the next step with Brillio. Accelerate What Matters. Be a Catalyst for Tomorrow. Be a Brillian!