Databricks Engineer

JOB TITLE: DATABRICKS ENGINEER
JOB LOCATION: WASHINGTON, DC (REMOTE)
WAGE RANGE*: 60.00-65.00 PER HOUR
JOB NUMBER: SAIJP00038518

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- BS degree in Computer Science or related field and 3+ years or Master's degree with 2+ years of experience
- 3+ years of experience developing and designing Ingestion flows (structured, streaming, and unstructured data) using cloud platform services with data quality
- Databricks Data Engineer certification and 2+ years of experience maintaining Databricks platform and development in Spark
- Ability to work directly with clients and act as front line support for requests coming in from clients. Clearly document and express the solution in form of architecture and interface diagrams.
- Proficient at Python, Spark and R are essential. .NET based development is a plus.
- Knowledge and experience with data governance, including metadata management, enterprise data catalog, design standards, data quality governance, and data security.
- Experience with Agile process methodology, CI/CD automation, and cloud-based developments (Azure, AWS).
- Not required, but additional education, certifications, and/or experience are a plus: Certifications in Azure cloud, Knowledge of FinOps principles and cost management to be considered to be considered

JOB DESCRIPTION

Databricks Data Engineer to develop/support new/existing data pipelines, and data analytics environments in Azure cloud-based data lake. As a data engineer, you will translate business requirements to data engineering solutions to support an enterprise scale Microsoft Azure based data analytics platform. You will support continued maintenance of ETL operations and development of new pipelines ensuring data quality and data management. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Databricks, a solid foundation in advanced AI technologies, and applies critical thinking to create innovative functions and solve technical issues by cross-functional team collaboration.
Design, build, and optimize scalable data solutions using Databricks and Medallion Architecture.

- Manage ingestion routines for processing multi-terabyte datasets efficiently for multiple projects simultaneously, where each project may have multiple Databricks workspaces.
- Integrate data from various structured and unstructured sources to enable high-quality business insights. Proficiency in data analysis techniques for deriving insights from large datasets.
- Implement effective data management strategies to ensure data integrity, availability, and accessibility. Identify opportunities for cost optimization in data storage, processing, and analytics operations.
- Monitor and support user requests, addressing platform or performance issues, cluster stability, Spark optimization, and configuration management.
- Collaborate with the team to enable advanced AI-driven analytics and data science workflows.
- Integrate with various Azure services including Azure Functions, Storage Services, Data Factory, Log Analytics, and User Management for seamless data workflows.
- Experience with the above Azure services is a plus.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

* While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. Benefits offered are in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and subject to change at TCM's discretion.

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