Sr Databricks Data Engineer
Job Description
Deloitte is seeking a Sr Databricks Data Engineer in New York, NY (onsite), with a salary range of USD 116,200 - 229,100 per year, to design and optimize cloud-based data engineering solutions on Databricks for analytics and AI use cases across enterprise data platforms.
Responsibilities
- Define, document, and promote best-in-class approaches for data architecture, integration, and modelling.
- Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and architectures that support large-scale enterprise data needs.
- Initiate and manage efforts to improve data quality, operational efficiency, and process scalability.
- Evaluate, pilot, and adopt new big data and analytics technologies; lead, coach, and develop teams of data engineers and architects to ensure project success.
- Consult on and implement governance, security, and compliance strategies tailored to modern cloud data ecosystems.
- Explain technical concepts and business value to executives, business leads, and technology teams.
- Oversee CI/CD practices and automation using tools such as Azure DevOps, AWS Code Pipeline, Jenkins, TFS, or PowerShell for streamlined deployments and operations.
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work
- Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
- Ability to lead projects or workstreams
- Capability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
- Ability to meet deadlines
Technologies
- Databricks
- Delta Lake
- Apache Spark
- PySpark
- Delta Live Tables
- Autoloader
- Structured Streaming
- Databricks Workflows
- Unity Catalog
- Apache Airflow
- CI/CD pipelines
- Azure DevOps
- AWS Code Pipeline
- Jenkins
- TFS
- PowerShell
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Databricks Lakeflow
Benefits
- Discretionary annual incentive program
The Team
Deloitte's Core AI & Data practice helps organizations modernize data platforms, strengthen enterprise data foundations, and scale analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities across the business. The team works with clients to architect, engineer, and deploy cloud-based data solutions that improve decision-making, enable innovation, and support large-scale transformation. Practitioners collaborate across business and technology functions to solve complex challenges in data modernization.
Preferred qualifications
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in one or more AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud ecosystems and related big data services
- Experience tuning and optimizing performance in Databricks and Apache Spark environments
- Experience with Databricks Lakeflow
- Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions