About Us

Freeman is a global leader in events, on a mission to redefine live for a new era. With a data-driven approach and the industry’s largest network of experts, Freeman’s insights shape exhibitions, exhibits, and events that drive audiences to action. The integrated full-service solutions leverage a 96-year legacy in event management as well as new technologies to deliver moments that matter.

Summary

We are in search of a Lead Data Engineer with proficiency in the Microsoft data warehouse stack, encompassing both Azure and on-premises. The successful candidate will be self-reliant, capable of working effectively with business teams, and dedicated to establishing best practices for data and data sets.

This position will support our IT team. It is eligible to work a hybrid schedule, generally requiring work in office 1-2 days per week. The ideal candidate will be located in Dallas, TX.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Data Engineering: You will design, develop, and maintain dependable data pipelines that align with business needs.

• Data Optimization: You will enhance data pipelines for performance and scalability, utilizing best practices in data engineering.

• Data Monitoring: You will oversee data pipelines, ensuring their seamless operation and resolving any issues that occur.

• Collaboration with Business Teams: You will collaborate with various business teams to comprehend their data requirements and provide them with insightful data.

• Technical Leadership: As a lead, you will provide technical guidance in the area of data engineering and the Microsoft data warehouse stack.

• Best Data Practices: You will institute and enforce best practices for data management, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and integrity.

Education & Experience

• Demonstrated experience as a Data Engineer or similar role.

• In-depth knowledge of the Microsoft data warehouse stack, both Azure and on-premises.

• Experience in constructing and optimizing data pipelines.

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and be self-reliant.

• Eagerness to learn and understand business processes.

• The ideal candidate will have a strong background in processing data from streaming, real-time, and batch sources using Azure technologies.

• Batch, real-time and Event processing, Databricks, Spark, ADF, Logicapps, Event Hub, AZ SQLDB, AZ Functions, Power BI, SSIS, CI/CD, Azure Pipelines.

• Expertise in Azure Databricks, including Delta Live Tables and Unity Catalog.

• Proficiency in streaming technologies, specifically Azure Event Grid and Event Hub.

• Expertise in Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS).

• Solid understanding of batch, real-time, and event processing.

• Familiarity with Azure SQL Database (AZ SQLDB).

• Experience with Azure Functions and Logic Apps.

• Proficiency in CI/CD practices and tools, particularly Azure Pipelines.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 25%

What We Offer

Freeman provides benefits that aim to empower our people and their families to thrive mentally, physically, and financially. These are a handful of the types of programs and benefits our full-time people may be eligible for. There may be some variances in specific benefits across regions.

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Parental Leave

• Life, Accident and Disability

• Retirement with Company Match

• Paid Time Off

Diversity Commitment

At Freeman, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is helping us to create not only a great place to work, but also an environment where our employees, our customers and our communities around the world can reach their goals and connect with each other. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status and other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.