Databricks Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Job Title: Databricks Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Bolingbrook, IL

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $55.00hr - $60.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• 8+ years of data engineering and data platform experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Databricks architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in Apache Spark, PySpark, SQL, and Delta Lake.
• Experience with Azure Databricks, AWS Databricks, or Google Cloud Platform Databricks.
• Strong expertise in streaming platforms: Google Cloud Platform Pub/Sub, Azure Event Hubs, AWS Kinesis, Apache Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with producer/consumer architecture decisions and trade-offs.
• Knowledge of data lakehouse architecture and data governance.
• Experience with data integration tools and orchestration frameworks.
• Strong understanding of security, access management, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable data lakehouse architectures using Databricks.
• Define enterprise data models, governance standards, and security controls.
• Lead migration of legacy data warehouses and ETL workloads to Databricks.
• Architect batch and real-time data processing solutions using Spark.
• Optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data engineers, data scientists, and cloud architects.
• Establish CI/CD, monitoring, and operational best practices for data platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor engineering teams.

Nice to Have:

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or equivalent.
• Experience with Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks Workflows.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other BI platforms.
• Knowledge of DataOps, DevOps, and MLOps practices.
• Master s degree preferred.

Skills:

• Databricks.
• Apache Spark.
• PySpark.
• SQL.
• Delta Lake.
• Azure.
• AWS.
• Google Cloud Platform.
• Google Cloud Platform Pub/Sub.
• Azure Event Hubs.
• AWS Kinesis.
• Apache Kafka.
• Data Lakehouse.
• ETL.
• CI/CD.

Qualification And Education:

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities