Principal Engineer I - Microsoft Fabric Performance Engineer

Western Alliance Bancorp
Phoenix, Dallas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Performance tuning","Cross-functional leadership","Troubleshooting","Governance"]

Optimize, automate, and maintain Microsoft Fabric and related analytics platforms to ensure scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performing end-to-end analytics. Lead performance engineering across Fabric Data Factory, pipelines, notebooks, lakehouses/warehouses, semantic models, and Power BI reports. Troubleshoot production issues, establish observability using Fabric/Power BI/Azure telemetry, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve workload design patterns, governance, monitoring, and cost management.

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Western Alliance Bancorp
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Principal Engineer I - Microsoft Fabric Performance Engineer

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Job Summary

Optimize, automate, and maintain Microsoft Fabric and related analytics platforms to ensure scalable, secure, reliable, and high-performing end-to-end analytics. Lead performance engineering across Fabric Data Factory, pipelines, notebooks, lakehouses/warehouses, semantic models, and Power BI reports. Troubleshoot production issues, establish observability using Fabric/Power BI/Azure telemetry, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve workload design patterns, governance, monitoring, and cost management.
Location: Phoenix, Dallas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Optimize, automate, and maintain Microsoft Fabric analytics workloads for scalability, security, governance, reliability, and performance.
  • •Identify bottlenecks and improve workload design patterns across Fabric’s analytics value chain.
  • •Tune workloads and improve capacity utilization; support governance and automate operational processes for efficient, reliable solutions.
  • •Troubleshoot production issues including refresh failures, query latency, pipeline failures, and gateway/connectivity or capacity incidents.
  • •Establish observability practices using Fabric/Power BI/Azure Monitor telemetry, audit logs, and operational metrics; stay current and recommend platform improvements.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDental401kTuition AssistanceWellness StipendVolunteer ProgramTime Off

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of related experience in data analytics platform operations and administration.
  • •1+ years of Microsoft Fabric related experience.
  • •3+ years of Microsoft Power BI related experience.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in a related field required (Master’s preferred).
  • •Advanced expertise in Fabric/Power BI environments (tenant settings, capacity management, RBAC, gateways, deployment pipelines, REST APIs, and audit/monitoring telemetry).
Experience:Data analyticsData engineeringMicrosoft FabricPower BIFinancial services
Education:Bachelor's in related field
Skills:CommunicationPerformance tuningCross-functional leadershipTroubleshootingGovernance
Tech Stack:Microsoft FabricPower BIFabric Data FactoryAzure Data LakeAzure Data FactoryAzure SQLAzure Synapse AnalyticsAzure Key VaultAzure MonitorREST APIsDAXDirect LakeDirectQueryOneLakeMicrosoft Power BIPower BI reportsActivity logsAudit logsRBACGateways

Company Brief

Western Alliance Bancorp
Bank holding company that provides commercial banking, mortgage banking, treasury management, and specialized financial services through its Western Alliance Bank subsidiaries. Serves businesses, real estate clients, and consumers across the United States.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Phoenix, United States
Founded: 1994
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