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Senior Data Engineer

Lorien
Glasgow
1 week ago
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Role Title: Sr. Databricks Engineer

Location: Glasgow

Duration: 31/12/2026

Days on site: 2-3

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA


Role Description:

We are currently migrating our data pipelines from AWS to Databricks, and are seeking

a Senior Databricks Engineer to lead and contribute to this transformation. This is a

hands-on engineering role focused on designing, building, and optimizing scalable data

solutions using the Databricks platform.


Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the migration of existing AWS-based data pipelines to Databricks.

• Design and implement scalable data engineering solutions using Apache Spark on

Databricks.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and translate

them into efficient pipelines.

• Optimize performance and cost-efficiency of Databricks workloads.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD workflows for Databricks using GitLab or similar tools.

• Ensure data quality and reliability through robust unit testing and validation

frameworks.

• Implement best practices for data governance, security, and access control within

Databricks.

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.


Must-Have Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and Apache Spark (preferably PySpark).

• Proven track record of building and optimizing data pipelines in cloud environments.

• Experience with AWS services such as S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Athena, IAM,

and VPC.

• Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks.

• Familiarity with GitLab for version control and CI/CD.

• Strong understanding of unit testing and data validation techniques.


Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Databricks Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and MLflow.

• Knowledge of CloudFormation or other infrastructure-as-code tools.

• AWS or Databricks certifications.

• Experience in large-scale data migration projects.

• Background in Finance Industry.

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