Data Engineer / 1

Job Description

Join our team to leverage your data engineering skills in a dynamic environment, ensuring seamless data migration and optimization for advanced AI and ML projects.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with AI/ML data preparation workflows,
• Understanding of data governance and compliance requirements related to customer and contract data,
• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Databricks Workflows or Airflow,
• Experience in setting up Databricks environments from first use.

Required skills & experience:

• Proven experience in Python for data engineering tasks (PySpark, Pandas, etc.),
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and the Spark ecosystem,
• Solid understanding of ETL/ELT concepts, data modeling, and pipeline orchestration,
• Experience working with Microsoft SQL Server, including direct database connections,
• Practical experience ingesting Parquet data and managing large historical datasets,
• Knowledge of Delta Lake and structured streaming in Databricks is a plus,
• Familiarity with secure data transfer protocols between on-premises environments and cloud platforms,
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.

Data pipeline development:

• Design, develop, and deploy Python-based ETL/ELT pipelines to migrate data from the on-premises MS SQL Server into the Databricks instance,
• Ensure efficient ingestion of historical parquet datasets into Databricks.

Data quality & validation:

• Implement validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance checks to ensure accuracy and completeness of migrated data,
• Handle schema mapping, field transformations, and metadata enrichment to standardize datasets,
• Ensure data governance, quality assurance, and compliance are integral to all migration activities.

Performance optimization:

• Tune pipelines for speed and efficiency, leveraging Databricks capabilities such as Delta Lake when appropriate,
• Manage resource usage and scheduling for large dataset transfers.

Collaboration:

• Work closely with AI engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to define data access patterns required for upcoming AI POCs,
• Partner with infrastructure teams to ensure secure connection between legacy systems and Databricks.

Documentation & governance:

• Maintain technical documentation for all data pipelines,
• Adhere to data governance, compliance, and security best practices throughout the migration process.

Additional Information

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