Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks / 15-22k P/M
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Contract: 12 month extendable (can convert to perm later)
Salary: MYR 15,000 - 22,000 per month
Experience: 3-10 years
We are hiring 4 Forward Deployed Data Engineers to join a major data transformation programme within a large financial services environment. This is a hands-on role sitting between business/Finance stakeholders and engineering teams, focused on building and productionising modern Databricks lakehouse data products.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build production-grade data pipelines and data products using Databricks, Spark, SQL, Python and Delta Lake.
- Develop governed Bronze, Silver and Gold datasets using medallion architecture.
- Work closely with Finance and business stakeholders to translate reporting and analytics requirements into scalable data solutions.
- Integrate data across Azure, Google Cloud, APIs, databases and enterprise platforms.
- Implement data governance and controls using Unity Catalog, lineage, access controls, reconciliation and data quality frameworks.
- Support Databricks Genie / AI-BI Genie implementation and self-service analytics use cases.
- Apply CI/CD, monitoring and DevOps practices to ensure solutions are production-ready.
Requirements
- 3-10 years' experience across data engineering, data platforms or related technology roles.
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, SQL and Python.
- Good understanding of Delta Lake, medallion architecture and modern lakehouse environments.
- Experience working with Azure and/or Google Cloud.
- Exposure to Finance, Insurance, Banking or other regulated industries is highly advantageous.
- Consulting, advisory, transformation or systems implementation experience is preferred.
- Strong stakeholder-facing skills with the ability to bridge technical and business teams.
- Experience with Databricks Genie, Unity Catalog or Databricks Apps would be a strong advantage.