Databricks Data Engineer

NewGen Technologies

• $110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship required
  • Active Secret Clearance needed
  • Proven interpersonal skills for managing work requests
  • Strong written and oral communication proficiency
  • Expertise in data engineering or ETL/ELT development
  • Deep knowledge of PySpark, Spark SQL, and SQL fundamentals
  • Understanding of the Medallion Architecture model
  • Experience with Delta Lake features and functionalities
  • Proven track record in designing batch and streaming ingestion pipelines
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain robust Databricks pipelines
  • Gather and analyze project requirements effectively
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data jobs for optimal performance
  • Document processes and workflows accurately
  • Take on additional assigned tasks as needed

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with Databricks and advanced data engineering practices
  • Potential for professional growth in a federal environment
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology and industry standards
  • Ability to contribute to larger defense-related projects
  • Collaboration within a specialized team focused on innovative solutions
Full Job Description
Build and operate the ingestion, bronze, silver, and gold pipelines on Databricks, migrating logic and data out of legacy.

Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain Databricks pipelines (60% of the time)
  • Gather and analyze requirements (20% of the time)
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data jobs (10% of the time)
  • Document processes and workflows (10% of the time)
  • Perform additional assigned tasks
Requirements
  • US Citizenship
  • Secret Clearance
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability in overseeing/prioritizing work requests
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Strong data engineering, ETL/ELT development, or data warehousing
  • Strong PySpark and/or Spark SQL skills; solid SQL fundamentals
  • Solid understanding of the Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold layering)
  • Proficiency with Delta Lake (ACID transactions, schema evolution, time travel, MERGE/Upsert patterns)
  • Experience designing both batch and incremental/streaming ingestion pipelines
  • Familiarity with the Agile process
Desired Skills
  • Databricks Certification/experience/familiarity preferred
  • Knowledge of and experience with the DoD
  • Familiar with Customer and/or DoD IT architectures
  • Federal experience
  • Experience in post go-live production support and break/fix
  • Focus on customer service and responsiveness, with sound customer handling skills
  • Experience working within AWS Gov Cloud
  • Experience working migrating code from non-accredited to accredited environments within AWS

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at NewGen Technologies

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Databricks Data Engineer jobs: