Databricks Data Engineer

Elevate Government Solutions•Washington, DC

1d•Remote

About The Position

This position requires an ACTIVE SECRET security clearance. Your application will not be reviewed if you do not have an ACTIVE security clearance at SECRET or above. Elevate Government Solutions is a high growth Technology Services company focused on driving technological change in the government space. Our teams engage with various government agencies to develop and deploy emerging technology solutions using a tailored Agile methodology. We are seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Databricks Platform Engineer/Admin to join our team working with a Federal client. The position will be a remote role open to US citizens residing in the United States with a Secret security clearance.

Requirements

5+ years data engineering experience, 2+ years on Databricks
Strong PySpark and SQL for production-grade transformations
Experience with both batch and streaming data processing
Solid grounding in data modeling and data architecture principles
Python proficiency and Git-based CI/CD workflow experience
Familiarity with Unity Catalog (catalogs, schemas, grants) from a consumer perspective
Experience with DLT or Workflows orchestration a plus

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain batch and streaming pipelines using PySpark, SQL, Databricks Workflows/DLT
Implement Medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold) for data curation and quality
Build ingestion frameworks for structured/semi-structured/unstructured data from files, databases, APIs, and streaming sources (Kafka, Kinesis, Auto Loader)
Design data models (dimensional or domain-specific) supporting downstream analytics
Build and consume APIs for data integration with downstream systems
Optimize Spark jobs for performance and cost (partitioning, caching, cluster sizing)
Implement data quality checks and pipeline monitoring
Document data flows and lineage for maintainability