Senior Data Engineer
About The Position
The Senior Data Engineer – Databricks builds and evolves PharmaLink’s enterprise data, analytics, and AI platform. This hands-on role spans the Databricks ecosystem, including data engineering, lakehouse architecture, analytics and dashboards, AI, Databricks Apps, and Lakebase. It calls for strong engineering fundamentals, independent problem-solving, technical ownership, and the ability to design, build, and operate reliable, scalable production solutions. The role emphasizes developing solutions rather than simply administering platforms. The successful candidate works across data engineering, platform architecture, analytics, AI, and data applications; independently investigates complex problems; and takes solutions from initial design through production.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, or related engineering roles.
- 4+ years of hands-on Databricks experience in production environments.
- Advanced SQL, Python, PySpark, and Apache Spark skills.
- Strong experience with Delta Lake and Unity Catalog.
- Strong ETL/ELT, data modeling, and enterprise data architecture experience.
- Experience with Databricks SQL and AI/BI Dashboards.
- Familiarity with Databricks capabilities across AI/ML, Generative AI, Databricks Apps, and Lakebase.
- Strong relational database and data-engineering fundamentals.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and production support.
- Experience working with cloud-based enterprise data platforms.
- Must maintain a positive attitude in a high-performance team environment.
- Must pass background check and random drug screenings.
- Must be adaptable and flexible in dealing with a diverse work force.
Nice To Haves
- Databricks on Microsoft Azure.
- Azure Data Factory.
- Microsoft SQL Server.
- Fivetran or similar CDC/ELT technologies.
- Power BI.
- Databricks Workflows.
- MLflow and AI/model lifecycle capabilities.
- API and application development experience.
- Azure DevOps or GitHub-based CI/CD.
- Databricks professional certification.
- Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or another regulated industry.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate enterprise data solutions on Databricks.
- Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, PySpark, Spark SQL, and Delta Lake.
- Design curated data models and reusable data products for analytics, applications, and AI.
- Implement Unity Catalog, security, lineage, access controls, and data-governance capabilities.
- Build and optimize Databricks SQL Warehouses and AI/BI Dashboards.
- Develop data and AI applications using Databricks Apps.
- Design and implement appropriate solutions using Databricks Lakebase.
- Enable AI/ML and Generative AI use cases using Databricks capabilities.
- Build automated data-quality, reconciliation, anomaly-detection, and monitoring processes.
- Integrate data from databases, SaaS platforms, APIs, files, and other enterprise systems.
- Optimize Spark workloads, SQL queries, pipelines, performance, and platform cost.
- Establish engineering standards for Git, CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and production deployment.
- Troubleshoot complex production and data issues and perform root-cause analysis.
- Partner with Data Governance, BI, application, and business teams to deliver trusted data products.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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