Data Engineer-Databricks, SQL, Python, PySpark

Title: Data Engineer 
Location: Plantation, FL, 4 days onsite, Friday remote.
Duration: 6+ month contract
Compensation: $65.00 - 70.00/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S

Data Engineer 

As a Data Engineer, your duties will be focused on three core areas:

1. Data Platform Infrastructure & DevOps

• Administer, optimize, and scale our Databricks Lakehouse environment, ensuring high performance, cost efficiency, and operational excellence.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance our data platform infrastructure and security configurations using Terraform . This includes provisioning Databricks workspaces, SQL Endpoints, Unity Catalog objects, and network components.

• Manage and enforce Unity Catalog for data governance, access control, and metadata management.

• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines for data pipelines, dbt projects, and infrastructure deployments using GitHub Actions .

• Automate operational tasks, monitoring, and alerting for the data platform.

• Implement and enforce DevSecOps principles, working closely with security teams to ensure compliance and manage/rotate credentials securely.

2. Data Engineering & Pipeline Development

• Design and implement data ingestion patterns into Databricks using Delta Lake , optimizing for large-scale data processing and storage.

• Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot complex Spark jobs (PySpark/Scala) for data processing and transformation within Databricks.

• Manage and extend data ingestion pipelines using Airbyte (or similar modern tools like Fivetran, Stitch), including configuring connectors, monitoring syncs, and ensuring data quality and reliability from diverse source systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, marketing, supply chain).

• Orchestrate and automate data pipelines and dbt models using Databricks Workflows and potentially integrating with other orchestration tools.

3. Data Modeling & Collaboration

• Collaborate with Analytics Engineers to translate business requirements into efficient and scalable data models using dbt (Data Build Tool).

• Implement dbt best practices for modularity, testing, documentation, and version control, ensuring seamless integration with Databricks.

• Partner effectively with Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members, and champion data engineering best practices, code quality, and documentation standards.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field required.

• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong focus on cloud-based data platforms.

• Deep Databricks Expertise: Extensive experience with Spark (PySpark/Scala), Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, and platform administration.

• Data Modeling: Proven experience with dbt for data modeling, transformation, and testing.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong proficiency with Terraform for defining, provisioning, and managing cloud infrastructure and Databricks resources as code.

• DevOps & CI/CD: Expertise in Git and GitHub Actions for version control and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines.

• Programming: Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language ( Python strongly preferred, Scala is a plus).

• Data Architecture: Solid understanding of data warehousing, data lake, and lakehouse architectures.

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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