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Senior Data Engineer – Databricks Lakehouse Platform

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Summary

A senior individual-contributor/lead role designing, building, and optimizing enterprise data platforms on the Databricks Lakehouse (Medallion architecture, Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog). Day to day: batch and streaming pipelines in PySpark/Python/SQL, cloud deployment on AWS/Azure/GCP with Terraform and CI/CD, plus data governance, quality, and mentoring.

This role is for professionals seeking a long-term career with us; subcontractor applications will not be considered.

We are seeking an experiencedSenior Data Engineerto design, build, and optimize modern

data platforms using theDatabricks Lakehouse Platform. The ideal candidate will have10+

years of data engineering experience

years of data engineering experience

and deep expertise inLakehouse

Architecture,Medallion Architecture, cloud-native data solutions, and enterprise-scale data

governance practices.

Key Responsibilities

Data Platform Architecture & Engineering

  • Design and implement scalable, high-performance data platforms using the Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
  • Lead the development of enterprise data solutions leveraging Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers following Medallion Architecture principles.
  • Build and maintain batch and streaming data pipelines for large-scale data processing.
  • Develop reusable data frameworks, accelerators, and engineering best practices.
  • Optimize data storage, processing, and query performance across cloud environments.

Databricks Development

  • Design, develop, and maintain Databricks workflows using PySpark, SQL, and Python.
  • Implement and manage Delta Live Tables (DLT) pipelines.
  • Utilize Unity Catalog for centralized governance, metadata management, access controls, and lineage tracking.
  • Support advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI workloads on the Databricks platform.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production data pipelines and platform performance.

Data Governance & Quality

  • Establish and enforce enterprise data governance standards and policies.
  • Implement data quality frameworks, validation rules, reconciliation processes, and monitoring solutions.
  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, regulatory, and audit requirements.
  • Drive metadata management, lineage, cataloging, and data stewardship initiatives.
  • Collaborate with business and governance teams to improve trust and usability of enterprise data assets.
  • Design and deploy cloud-native data solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
  • Implement scalable and secure cloud architectures aligned with enterprise standards.
  • Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, and cost management.
  • Integrate cloud-native services with Databricks-based solutions.

DevOps & Automation

  • Automate deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational processes.
  • Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform or similar.
  • Promote engineering excellence through code reviews, testing strategies, and release management processes.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Collaborate with architects, analysts, data scientists, product owners, and business stakeholders.
  • Contribute to platform roadmaps, architectural decisions, and technology evaluations.
  • Lead technical discussions and establish best practices across the data engineering organization.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experiencein Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, or Big Data platforms.
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Databricksin enterprise environments.
  • Strong expertise in:
  • Lakehouse Architecture
  • Medallion Architecture
  • Unity Catalog
  • Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks
  • Data Modeling and Data Warehousing concepts
  • Extensive experience with at least one major cloud platform:
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Advanced programming experience with:
  • Python
  • SQL
  • PySpark
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD methodologies and DevOps practices.
  • Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Expertise in performance tuning, optimization, and troubleshooting of large-scale data pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of security, access controls, and compliance requirements in cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Databricks certifications such as 'Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional'
  • Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
  • Experience with real-time streaming technologies and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience supporting AI/ML and Generative AI data platforms.
  • Familiarity with data observability tools and modern data quality frameworks.
  • Experience implementing enterprise metadata management and data lineage solutions.

Hiring Process

We aim to complete the interview process in October-November. The targeted onboarding is January 2027 or earlier.

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