Azure Databricks Engineer

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As an Azure Databricks Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, building, optimizing, and maintaining scalable big data solutions on the Azure cloud platform. This role focuses on delivering high-performance data pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and integrated analytics capabilities using Azure Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and related services. You will collaborate with data scientists, DevOps engineers, and business stakeholders to implement secure and efficient data solutions aligned with enterprise goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Development & Management
• Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks workflows, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark to process structured and unstructured data at scale.
• Data Architecture & Optimization
• Architect and optimize data lakehouse solutions; implement data modeling best practices and partitioning strategies to improve performance and scalability.
• Collaborative Analytics Platform Management
• Configure and manage Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, and compute environments; implement access controls, security best practices, and cost governance strategies.
• Real-time & Batch Processing
• Develop and support both streaming data solutions (Structured Streaming) and batch processing jobs to enable data transformation and integration from multiple sources.
• MLOps & Data Science Support
• Work with data scientists to deploy ML models using MLflow, create reusable ML pipelines, and manage the model lifecycle within Databricks.
• Performance Monitoring & Troubleshooting
• Monitor data pipeline performance, implement data quality checks, troubleshoot Spark jobs, and optimize processing costs and efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, with 3+ years working specifically with Azure Databricks and related Azure services.

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Python, SQL, and Scala.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Synapse Analytics, and other core Azure data services.
• Proficient in ETL/ELT design, data modeling, and big data technologies.

Professional Attributes:

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated experience in Agile environments and implementing data governance and security best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications (one or more preferred):
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate (DP-203)
• Databricks Certified Data Engineer
• Equivalent relevant experience or certifications

Clearance Requirements:

Ability to obtain or maintain any security clearances required.

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