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Microsoft Analytics Data Engineer Senior Consultant

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Chicago, Illinois, US$103k – $155kPosted March 23, 2026

Salary Context

This role offers $103k–$155k. The median for Senior-level risk roles is $120k–$170k (based on 45 listings). 11% below median.

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Job Description

JOB REQUISITION

Microsoft Analytics Data Engineer Senior Consultant

LOCATION

CHICAGO

ADDITIONAL LOCATION(S)

ATLANTA - PEACHTREE RD, DENVER, MIAMI, PRO TAMPA

JOB DESCRIPTION

You Belong Here

The Protiviti Career providesopportunityto learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission:We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver.

At every level, we champion leaders wholiveour values ofintegrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Where We Need You

Protivitiis looking for aTechnology ConsultingSenior Consultant to join our growingEnterprise Data & Analyticsteam.

What You Can Expect

As a Senior Consultant, you will be a mentor, trainer, and coach to Interns and Consultants as youfacilitatethe successful completion of project work plans.You'llidentifyareas of risk and opportunities to increase efficiency.You'llstrengthen relationships and deepen your abilities to communicate, gain trust, and network with client personnel and professional associates. At the direction ofManagers, you may accept responsibility for decision-making in areas including establishing project scope and work plans, project staffing, preparation of deliverables, and application of methodologies.

What Will Help You Be Successful

  • You enjoybusiness-focused analytics, reporting, and engineering solutions andrequirementsand how they can be solved with Microsoft technologies.
  • You are motivated to learn and interested in all things related tobusiness intelligence reporting and data engineering, including the latest trends and developments.
  • You are passionate about building relationships with clients and providing clients with exceptional experiences.
  • You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
  • You contribute to a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
  • You create development opportunities for others and ways for your team to improve our clients and communities.
  • You haveinterestin working with a diverse portfolio of clients acrossmultiple industries.

Do Your Talents Include the Following?

  • You have experience with many and familiarity with most of the followingConcepts and Methodologies:
  • Ability toarticulate the value ofMicrosoft Fabric andBusiness Intelligence solutionsto customers and colleagues, and proventrack recordofdata storytellingto guide decision-making.
  • Participationin the process of formulating, communicating, and executingdata strategiesthat align with organizational goals andobjectivesleveragingMicrosoft technologies.
  • Experience inassessingexisting data solutions, whether on-premises or in the cloud, to inform improvement initiatives.
  • Basic skills inarchitectingfuture state data solutions on Azure and Microsoft Fabric based on the Well-Architected Framework.
  • Some experience inplanning and migratingdata solutions from various sources, including on-premises, other cloud platforms, or legacy systems, toMicrosoft Cloud 1stSolutions.
  • ProficiencywithimplementingETL processes and databases onMicrosoft Technologies.
  • Experienceoptimizingexisting data implementations, including pipelines, queries, and data models, to enhance performance and delivery of value to the business.
  • Knowledge ofadministeringandmaintainingdata solutions to ensure stability, security, scalability, and affordability.
  • Proficiencyindata engineering, including data movement, data integration, transformation, and cleansing.
  • Ability to contribute to designing and managingdata warehousingsolutions thatoptimizedata storage and retrieval.
  • Skills indata modeling, including entity-relationship diagrams, dimensional modeling, and semantic modeling.
  • Track recordof creating engaging datavisualizationsand interactive dashboards.
  • Ability to performdata analytics, including exploratory data analysis andleveragingdata for actionable insights.
  • Some experience with implementingdata governanceframeworks and policies, including an understanding of managing data assets.
  • Understanding ofdatasecuritypractices, including encryption and access control.
  • Some knowledge ofnetworkingas itapplies to configuring Azure data solutions.
  • Understanding ofDevOpsorDataOpsconcepts and experience with the deployment of Azure data solutions.
  • Proficiencyin SQL and bonus for familiarity with any of the programming languagesutilizedwithin the Microsoft Data Platform stack, such as Python,Spark,C#, Java, Scala, R, DAX, MDX, or M.
  • Advanced certification is preferred (see Recommended Qualifications).
  • Bonus: Experience with Data Science and/or Machine Learning.
  • Competency with at least 3 and exposure to most of these technologies:
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure Databricks (PySpark,SparkSQL, etc.)
  • Power BI
  • Git-based version control and deployments for Azure Data Solutions
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Bonus: Azure AI tooling

Your Educational and Professional Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree inarelevantdiscipline (e.g.,MIS, CIS, Analytics)
  • 2+ years working inprofessional services or related industry.
  • Proficiencyin Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word,Exceland PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
  • Professional Certification(preferred):
  • Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineering Associate (highly desired)
  • Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Our Hybrid Workplace

Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment. The ratio of remote to in-person requirementsvaryby client, project, team, and other business factors. Our people work both in-person in local Protiviti offices and on client sites, which can include local or out-of-state travel based on our projects and client requests and commitments.

#LI-Hybrid

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states- WestVirginia, Alaska.

Starting salary is based on a full-time equivalent schedule. Placement in the range is dependent upon experience, skills and geographic work location. Below is the salary range for this job.

$103,000.00 - $155,000.00

Our annual bonus plan provides eligible employees additional cash and/or discretionary stock compensation opportunities. Below is the bonus target opportunity for this job.

10%

The total cash range is estimated from the sum of the base salary range plus the bonus target opportunity. Below is the estimated total cash range for this job.

$113,300.00 - $170,500.00

Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability. We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions. We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year. Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

Learn more about the variety of rewards we offer at Protiviti at https://www.protiviti.com/sites/default/files/2026-01/2026_u.s._benefit_highlights.pdf.

Any benefits outlined are part of our reward offerings for full-time employees in the U.S. Your Open Enrollment materials, insurance contracts, plan documents and Summary Plan Descriptions together comprise the official plan document which legally governs the administration of your benefit plans. Protiviti reserves the right to terminate or amend your benefit plans in any way and at any time.

Protiviti is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

As part of Protiviti's employment process, any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Protiviti is committed to being an equal employment employer offering opportunities to all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. If you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to apply for a position, please contact us by sending an email to HRSolutions@roberthalf.comor call 1.855.744.6947 for assistance.

In your email please include the following:

  • The specific accommodation requested to complete the employment application.
  • The location(s) (city, state) to which you would like to apply.

For positions located in San Francisco, CA: Protiviti will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions located in Los Angeles County, CA: Protiviti will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Protiviti is not registered to hire or employ personnel in the following states - West Virginia, Alaska.

Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.

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