Databricks Tech Lead

Remote • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago
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Job Details

Skills

  • Databricks
  • pyspark/scala
  • Delta lake
  • Unity Catalog
  • DLT
  • MLflow)
  • Azure/AWS/GCP)
  • Python/Scala + SQL

Summary

Our client is looking  Databricks Tech Lead project Remote below is the detailed requirements.

Job Title           :  Databricks Tech Lead

Location           :  Remote

Duration          :  Full Time/Permanent

 

Job Description:

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or Maters Degree in Computer science, or a related field, with minimum 12+ Years of Overall IT experience
  • 12–14+ years of hands-on experience in data engineering, data architecture, or a closely related field.
  • Deep expertise in Databricks — Delta Lake, PySpark/Scala, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Databricks Workflows, and MLflow.
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams in a delivery or consulting context, including managing offshore or globally distributed teams.
  • Strong customer-facing skills — you are comfortable presenting to stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and building trust with clients.
  • Solid cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform) and familiarity with enterprise data architectures.
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Scala; strong SQL skills required.
  • Experience with CI/CD for data pipelines, version control (Git), and agile delivery practices.
  • Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to customer locations.

Nice to Have

  • Databricks Certified Associate or Professional certification.
  • Experience in a consulting, professional services, or client-embedded engineering role.
  • Familiarity with dbt, Apache Kafka, or event-driven data architectures.
  • Background in financial services, healthcare, or other data-intensive regulated industries.

What You'll Do

  • Work directly alongside customers as the primary technical point of contact, building trusted relationships and ensuring delivery confidence.
  • Lead the design and implementation of Databricks solutions — data pipelines, lakehouse architecture, Delta Live Tables, Workflows, and Unity Catalog.
  • Manage and mentor a distributed engineering team including offshore resources, driving accountability, quality, and team cohesion across time zones.
  • Translate complex customer requirements into clear technical plans, and communicate progress and risks effectively to both technical and business stakeholders.
  • Set and enforce engineering standards — code quality, testing, performance optimization, data governance, and security best practices.
  • Provide hands-on technical contributions alongside your team — this is not a purely advisory role.
  • Collaborate with internal platform, cloud, and architecture teams to continuously improve the delivery environment.
  • Travel to customer sites as needed to support engagement kickoffs, key milestones, and relationship management.
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  • Dice Id: 10120137
  • Position Id: 68131-10367-
  • Posted 4 hours ago
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