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Lead Databricks Engineer – Cloud Migration & Lakehouse
Galent
Jersey City · On-site Contract Lead 1mo ago
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute migration of legacy data platforms (on‑prem / non‑standard tools) to Databricks on cloud under the Olympus program
- Perform application, data, and pipeline refactoring to cloud‑native Databricks patterns
- Drive migration planning including dependency analysis, sequencing, and cutover strategy
- Support coexistence models and transition from dual‑run to cloud‑only execution
Databricks Lakehouse Engineering
- Design and implement Databricks Lakehouse architecture
- Build scalable batch and streaming pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL
- Leverage Delta Lake for reliability, versioning, and performance
- Optimize compute usage and cost in line with enterprise cloud efficiency goals
Required Qualifications
- 8–12+ years in data engineering / platform modernization
- Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks in large‑scale enterprises
- Proven experience delivering cloud migration programs (on‑prem → cloud)
- Deep expertise in Apache Spark, PySpark, Spark SQL
- Experience embedding controls, reconciliation, and data quality in migrations
- Experience in regulated environments (banking / financial services preferred)
Skills
Apache SparkDatabricksDelta LakePySparkSpark SQL
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