Senior Data Engineer, Databricks – Contractor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with data leaders to enhance sales, recruitment, account management, consulting, and operational excellence.

• Lead projects for the Databricks Center of Excellence.

• Serve as a subject matter expert on Databricks and assist in business development efforts.

• Guide clients in best practices for architecture, data engineering, and scalable analytics.

• Oversee project risk management, including planning, budgeting, deliverables, and alignment at the executive level.

• Create proposals, statements of work, and growth strategies for current accounts.

• Provide technical and architectural advice on Databricks, modern data platforms, and cloud-native solutions.

• Mentor team members and suggest emerging technologies and tools.

• Develop and manage large-scale data architecture projects utilizing Databricks features such as Delta Lake, Unform (Iceberg), Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog.

• Offer leadership and strategic direction to engineering teams.

• Advise clients regarding digital transformation and data strategy.

• Direct Databricks implementation sales and pre-sales efforts as Sales Solution Lead/Lead Architect.

• Manage significant Databricks migration and modernization delivery initiatives as Delivery Solution Lead.

⛳️ Requirements

• Strong background in data engineering or architecture.

• Extensive hands-on expertise with Databricks, including Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog.

• Mastery of Big Data Platforms, Cloud Data Warehouses, and Object-Oriented Programming.

• Proficient in NoSQL Databases, Container Management Systems, and AI/ML tools.

• Solid understanding of Databricks platform and governance features.

• In-depth industry experience in designing data and AI platform solution delivery.

• Experience executing large-scale migrations and modernization projects from legacy Data Warehouses to the Databricks Lakehouse platform.

• Ideally, possess the Databricks Data Engineering Professional certification.

• Proven experience leading multiple complex Databricks project deliveries.

• Capability to work remotely within the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Contractor position.

• Opportunity for remote work within the United States.

• Focus on employee wellbeing.

• Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination protections.

• A work environment that is free from unlawful discrimination and harassment.