Azure data engineers play a crucial role in aiding stakeholders in comprehending data through exploration. They are responsible for constructing and maintaining secure and compliant data processing pipelines using various tools and techniques. These skilled individuals utilize diverse Azure data services and frameworks to store and generate refined and enhanced datasets for analysis. Depending on the specific business needs, the data store can be designed using different architecture patterns, such as modern data warehouse (MDW), big data, or lakehouse architecture.

In addition to their data processing responsibilities, Azure data engineers contribute to the high performance, efficiency, organization, and reliability of data pipelines and data stores, adhering to a given set of business requirements and limitations. They actively identify and resolve operational and data quality issues, while also designing, implementing, monitoring, and optimizing data platforms to fulfill the demands of the data pipelines.