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Posted 30 Jun 2026

Senior Databricks Engineer

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Employment
Full time
Team
Analytics
Posted
30 Jun 2026

About the role

Job Title: Senior Databricks EngineerExperience Required: 8+ Years
Role SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Senior Databricks Developer with 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data, and Cloud Analytics solutions, including extensive hands-onexpertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, SQL, and Delta Lake. The ideal candidate will be responsible for leading end-to-end data engineering projects, engaging directly with clients and business stakeholders, mentoring development teams, and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms across Azure and AWS environments.
This role requires strong technical leadership, solution design capabilities, stakeholder management skills, and the ability to drive data transformation initiatives from requirements gathering through deployment and production support.
Technical ExpertiseDatabricks (PySpark, SQL, Notebooks, Workflows) , Apache Spark , Delta Lake , Python, AzureData Factory (ADF) ,Azure Synapse Analytics ,AWS S3, Glue, Lambda , Unity CatalogMLflow ,Databricks Job Clusters ,CI/CD Pipelines ,GitLab / GitHub ,Data Governance & DataQuality Frameworks, Power BI / Tableau , Data Cataloging ,Lakehouse Architecture ,MedallionArchitecture, Performance Tuning & Optimization
Key Responsibilities• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale data engineeringsolutions using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and Delta Lake.• Own end-to-end project delivery, including requirement gathering, solution design,development, testing, deployment, and production support.• Collaborate directly with clients, business stakeholders, architects, and product owners tounderstand business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions.• Conduct client discussions, solution workshops, effort estimations, technical presentations,and architecture reviews.• Design and implement scalable Lakehouse architectures and data platforms across Azure andAWS cloud environments.• Lead the development of high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines supporting both batch andreal-time data processing workloads.• Drive best practices around coding standards, architecture governance, version control, CI/CDimplementation, and operational excellence.• Architect and optimize Databricks Workflows, Job Clusters, Delta Tables, and Sparkapplications to maximize performance and minimize infrastructure costs.• Implement data governance frameworks using Unity Catalog, ensuring proper access controls,lineage tracking, metadata management, and compliance standards.• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level data engineers through code reviews, technicalcoaching, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.• Lead technical teams and coordinate project activities to ensure timely and successful projectdelivery.• Collaborate with Data Scientists, BI Teams, and Analytics stakeholders to enable advancedanalytics and machine learning use cases.• Drive automation initiatives through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps practices, andCI/CD pipelines.• Establish monitoring, observability, and performance tracking frameworks for data platformsand pipelines.• Ensure security, compliance, data quality, and operational reliability across enterprise dataecosystems.• Prepare and maintain technical architecture documents, design specifications, implementationguides, and operational runbooks.
Requirements• 8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Big Data, and Analytics platforms.• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark,and SQL.• Strong expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-scale Data Lake, Lakehouse, andData Warehouse solutions.• Deep understanding of Spark internals, cluster management, performance tuning, partitioningstrategies, and resource optimization.• Extensive experience working with Delta Lake, schema evolution, ACID transactions, andlarge-scale distributed data processing.• Hands-on experience integrating Databricks with Azure (ADF, Synapse) and/or AWS (S3,Glue, Lambda) services.• Proven experience handling end-to-end project delivery and managing technical engagementswith clients and stakeholders.• Experience leading development teams and mentoring engineers in enterprise environments.• Strong understanding of data modeling, dimensional modeling, Medallion Architecture, andmodern data platform design principles.• Expertise in implementing CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated deploymentstrategies.• Experience with Unity Catalog or equivalent governance platforms.• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, presentation, and client-facing skills.• Ability to lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and solution design workshops.• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or arelated field.
Information Security & ISO 27001 ComplianceSecurity is at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will be strictly required to uphold our Information Security Management System (ISMS) policies in alignment with ISO/IEC 27001 standards. Responsibilities include safeguarding sensitive asset data, completing mandatory security awareness training, reporting potential security incidents or vulnerabilities immediately, and ensuring that daily operations comply with our rigorous data protection protocols.

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