PARTNER CONSULTANT - Databricks

Happiest Minds•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Works with business partners as the primary interface between Information Technology and specific business areas. Identifies business-unit requirements, creates project and process specifications, coordinates with project teams, and ensures adherence to schedules and budgets and alignment with Information Technology strategy. Determines whether solutions already exist or new solutions are needed, provides input on buy-versus-build decisions, and ensures proper integration of solutions that affect work processes. Identifies opportunities for improvement or enhancement and negotiates agreements and commitments between business partners and Information Technology, from requirements gathering through implementation. The role provides business reporting and analytical support, particularly for departmental governance and performance, using various data sources and analytical tools. It develops, tests, and maintains reports using SQL-driven application table portlets and Business Objects; conducts systems analysis focused on business process models and use cases; supports system administration and maintenance; audits compliance with division processes and standards; and analyzes system or application incidents with product support teams to identify and implement solutions. The position also supports multiple projects by evaluating complexity, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies; surveys stakeholders to assess technology-delivery effectiveness; and contributes to process, procedure, protocol, and tool maintenance. It builds stakeholder relationships, communicates business direction to Information Technology, explains technical concepts to nontechnical team members, guides colleagues through established processes, maintains awareness of technological trends, and assists less experienced team members. Team members are expected to recognize and report risks or suspected violations of applicable policies, procedures, laws, regulations, and role-specific limits. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 10 years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise policies, procedures, and operating standards, including preparing agendas, meeting minutes, and follow-up actions for management meetings.

Nice To Haves

At least 7 years of data-engineering experience, including design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
Advanced proficiency with data-processing frameworks and tools, including Parquet, Iceberg, PySpark, Lambda, Databricks, and Azure data services.
Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala for data processing and application development.
Hands-on Databricks experience architecting and managing large-scale data pipelines, optimizing Spark jobs, implementing security and governance controls, and automating workflows.
Ability to use Databricks for advanced analytics, data lakehouse architectures, and integration with AWS or other cloud services.
Proficiency in automation and continuous-delivery methods, including CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, automated DAB deployments, and version control.
Databricks Data Engineering Associate or Professional certification.
Azure certifications.
Proficiency in relational databases such as Oracle or SQL Server and ER data modeling.
Skill writing Oracle SQL queries using DML and DDL.

Responsibilities

Serve as an expert on supported business units and the Information Technology organization's systems and capabilities.
Analyze business-unit operations to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for process or function automation.
Develop business models representing requirements and business needs, including use cases, process flows, and data-flow diagrams.
Obtain and validate stakeholder information requirements using analysis techniques.
Translate high-level business requirements into functional specifications for Information Technology.
Manage requirements, approvals, changes, and traceability.
Assist with business-process redesign and documentation for new technology.
Ensure technology solutions comply with organizational standards.
Negotiate agreements and commitments and facilitate communication between business units and Information Technology from initial requirements through implementation.
Provide input on buy-versus-build decisions and participate in business-unit planning to improve processes.
Help define and streamline division-level processes, procedures, and templates in support of process maturity and best practices.
Provide business reporting and analytical support, especially for departmental governance and performance; analyze results and recommend improvements.
Design, develop, test, and maintain reports using SQL-driven application table portlets and Business Objects.
Conduct systems analysis focused on business-process models and use cases.
Perform system administration and maintenance as needed for departmental activities.
Audit compliance with division processes, procedures, and standards.
Analyze system or application incidents and work with the application business partner's product support team to identify and implement solutions.
Evaluate project complexity, assumptions, constraints, and dependencies across multiple projects.
Conduct surveys to assess the effectiveness of technology-solution delivery.
Improve operating processes, methodologies, and standards; help develop departmental support processes, procedures, and protocols.
Coordinate maintenance of process-administration tools to keep them current.
Build, maintain, and manage stakeholder relationships; communicate business direction to Information Technology.
Explain complex technical concepts clearly to nontechnical team members and guide team members through established processes, escalating non-conformance as needed.
Maintain knowledge of technological trends and apply Information Technology knowledge to provide business-unit solutions.
Assist less experienced team members as needed.
Recognize risks within the functional area and report known or suspected violations to the appropriate Firm authority in a timely manner.
Perform other related duties as required.