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Data Associate jobs with green card sponsorship require employers to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS. EB-2 applies to advanced-degree candidates, while EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree, making this a realistic path for foreign data professionals seeking permanent U.S. residency.
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Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description
As an Associate Data Engineer you will design, build, and optimize modern data solutions for our mid-market and enterprise clients. Working primarily inside the Microsoft stack (Azure, Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric), you will transform raw data into trusted, analytics-ready assets that power dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI use cases. You’ll collaborate with solution architects, analysts, and client stakeholders while sharpening both your technical depth and consulting skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Data Engineering: Develop scalable, well-documented ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and an appropriate orchestration platform (e.g. Azure Data Factory, Fabric Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow); implement best-practice patterns for performance, security, and cost control.
- Modeling & Storage: Design relational and lakehouse models, create medallion-style data layers, and prepare and transform data for semantic layers and AI consumption.
- Quality & Governance: Build automated data-quality checks, lineage, and observability metrics; contribute to CI/CD workflows in Azure DevOps or GitHub.
- Client Delivery: Gather requirements, demo iterative deliverables, document technical designs, and translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Continuous Improvement: Research new capabilities, share findings in internal communities of practice, and contribute to reusable accelerators. Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to design and implement scalable data engineering solutions.
Qualifications
- Education – Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience – 3-5 years delivering production data solutions, preferably in a consulting or client-facing role.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong T-SQL for data transformation and performance tuning.
- Python for data wrangling, orchestration, or notebook-based development.
- Hands-on ETL/ELT with at least one Microsoft service (ADF, Synapse Pipelines, Fabric Data Pipelines).
- Project experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouses, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Warehouse, Power BI DirectLake) preferred.
- Familiarity with Databricks, Delta Lake, or comparable lakehouse technologies preferred.
- Experience using approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly preferred.
- Exposure to DevOps (YAML pipelines, Terraform/Bicep) and test automation frameworks preferred.
- Experience in integrating SaaS/ERP sources (e.g., Dynamics 365, Workday, Oracle, Costpoint) preferred.
The pay rate range for this job position is $85,910 to $162,890. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
Overview
Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax and assurance firm, providing clients with a genuine coast-to-coast and global advantage in major regions of the U.S. and in many of the world’s leading financial centers – New York, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Boston. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP (Baker Tilly) provide professional services through an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable laws, regulations and professional standards. Baker Tilly US, LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities provide tax and business advisory services to their clients. Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP and Baker Tilly US, LLP, trading as Baker Tilly, are independent members of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 territories, with 43,000 professionals and a combined worldwide revenue of $5.2 billion. Visit bakertilly.com or join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
Please discuss the work location status with your Baker Tilly talent acquisition professional to understand the requirements for an opportunity you are exploring.
Baker Tilly is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable federal, state or local law.
Any unsolicited resumes submitted through our website or to Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, employee e-mail accounts are considered property of Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized recruitment agency ("search firm") for Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by Baker Tilly's Talent Attraction team, to submit candidates for review via our applicant tracking system.
Job Description
As an Associate Data Engineer you will design, build, and optimize modern data solutions for our mid-market and enterprise clients. Working primarily inside the Microsoft stack (Azure, Synapse, and Microsoft Fabric), you will transform raw data into trusted, analytics-ready assets that power dashboards, advanced analytics, and AI use cases. You’ll collaborate with solution architects, analysts, and client stakeholders while sharpening both your technical depth and consulting skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Data Engineering: Develop scalable, well-documented ETL/ELT pipelines using SQL, Python, and an appropriate orchestration platform (e.g. Azure Data Factory, Fabric Data Pipelines, Apache Airflow); implement best-practice patterns for performance, security, and cost control.
- Modeling & Storage: Design relational and lakehouse models, create medallion-style data layers, and prepare and transform data for semantic layers and AI consumption.
- Quality & Governance: Build automated data-quality checks, lineage, and observability metrics; contribute to CI/CD workflows in Azure DevOps or GitHub.
- Client Delivery: Gather requirements, demo iterative deliverables, document technical designs, and translate complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Continuous Improvement: Research new capabilities, share findings in internal communities of practice, and contribute to reusable accelerators. Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to design and implement scalable data engineering solutions.
Qualifications
- Education – Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Experience – 3-5 years delivering production data solutions, preferably in a consulting or client-facing role.
- Technical Skills:
- Strong T-SQL for data transformation and performance tuning.
- Python for data wrangling, orchestration, or notebook-based development.
- Hands-on ETL/ELT with at least one Microsoft service (ADF, Synapse Pipelines, Fabric Data Pipelines).
- Project experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouses, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Warehouse, Power BI DirectLake) preferred.
- Familiarity with Databricks, Delta Lake, or comparable lakehouse technologies preferred.
- Experience using approved AI-assisted development tools responsibly preferred.
- Exposure to DevOps (YAML pipelines, Terraform/Bicep) and test automation frameworks preferred.
- Experience in integrating SaaS/ERP sources (e.g., Dynamics 365, Workday, Oracle, Costpoint) preferred.
The pay rate range for this job position is $85,910 to $162,890. Actual compensation is influenced by a variety of relevant factors including but not limited to applicant’s skills, prior experience, qualifications, degrees, professional certifications, work arrangements and geographic location. Baker Tilly offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to eligible employees.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Data Associate
Match your credentials to the right EB category
EB-2 requires an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in a directly related field. Pull your transcripts and employer letters before applying so you can clearly document which category fits your Data Associate profile.
Look up prevailing wage before you negotiate
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and work location. Use the OFLC Wage Search to find the wage level for your county before salary conversations, since PERM will lock in that floor permanently.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Target employers with verified green card sponsorship history rather than cold-applying broadly. Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with documented EB-2 and EB-3 filing history for data roles, so you can focus your applications where real sponsorship has already happened.
Understand what the PERM recruitment test means for you
Before DOL certifies the PERM, your employer must run a formal recruitment test showing no qualified U.S. workers are available. If your skills are specialized within data work, document them precisely on your resume so the job description written for PERM accurately captures what you do.
Check your country's priority date backlog early
India and China nationals face per-country limits that can extend waits for employment-based green cards significantly. Review the monthly USCIS Visa Bulletin to understand where your priority date stands before accepting a role and planning your immigration timeline.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your original I-140 is approved, your priority date can carry over to a new employer's I-140 petition. If your I-485 has been pending 180 days or more, AC21 portability also lets you move to a same or similar occupation without restarting your green card case.
Green Card Data Associate: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship for a Data Associate role?
EB-2 applies if you hold an advanced degree or a bachelor's degree with five or more years of progressive experience directly related to data work. EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree and skilled workers with at least two years of experience. Your employer determines which category to file based on the job requirements they document in the PERM application, not solely on your credentials.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for a Data Associate position?
H-1B visa is a temporary nonimmigrant status requiring renewal and subject to an annual lottery. Green card sponsorship through EB-2 or EB-3 leads to lawful permanent residence with no renewal requirement. The PERM process requires your employer to conduct formal DOL-supervised recruitment, obtain a prevailing wage determination, and file an I-140 petition with USCIS. Per-country backlogs mean priority dates matter, and the timeline from PERM filing to receiving your green card can vary significantly depending on your nationality.
How do I find Data Associate employers who actually sponsor green cards?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship history for data roles, so you can direct your job search toward companies that have already committed to the PERM process. Cold-applying to employers with no documented green card filing history wastes time, since sponsorship requires significant employer investment in DOL recruitment and USCIS filing fees.
What happens to my green card case if I change employers mid-process?
If your original I-140 petition was approved, your priority date can be retained and transferred to a new employer's I-140. Separately, if your I-485 adjustment of status application has been pending for 180 days or more, AC21 portability allows you to move to a same or similar occupation without restarting your case. These are two distinct protections, and both require careful documentation of the new role's similarity to your original certified position.
Can a Data Associate role qualify for EB-2 without a master's degree?
Yes. EB-2 also covers candidates who hold a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in a field directly related to the position. For a Data Associate role, that experience must be in data analysis, data management, or a closely aligned discipline and must be documented through detailed employer letters. USCIS scrutinizes whether the experience is truly progressive, meaning increasing responsibility, not just years of similar work.