Tech Mahindra

Principal Data Engineer for Databricks

Tech Mahindra$140K — $170K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering and architecture roles
  • Proficiency in Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and lakehouse concepts
  • Expertise in Apache Spark and SQL, with experience in ETL/ELT
  • Strong knowledge of Azure Data Services like ADF, Synapse Analytics, and ADLS Gen2
  • Experience in technical leadership, mentoring teams, and agile methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and implementation of scalable enterprise data platforms
  • Build efficient data pipelines for both batch and real-time processing
  • Create and standardize engineering frameworks and CI/CD practices
  • Implement data governance including security and quality controls
  • Provide mentorship and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Generous paid time off including holidays and parental leave
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Principal Data Engineer for Databricks

Location: Warren, NJ. (2-3 days in-office)

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of scalable enterprise data platforms using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and lakehouse patterns.
  • Build and optimize reliable batch and real-time data pipelines for analytics, reporting, and AI workloads.
  • Establish reusable engineering frameworks, coding standards, CI/CD practices, and performance and cost-optimization strategies.
  • Implement data governance, security, lineage, and quality controls, including Unity Catalog capabilities.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate with business, architecture, analytics, and data science stakeholders.

Key Skills
  • Azure Databricks and Lakehouse: Databricks platform, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and enterprise lakehouse architecture.
  • Data Engineering: Apache Spark, PySpark or Scala, advanced SQL, ETL/ELT design, and distributed processing.
  • Azure Data Services: Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Synapse Analytics, Key Vault, Monitor, and Log Analytics.
  • Architecture and Governance: Data modeling, security, data quality, lineage, scalability, and performance optimization.
  • Engineering Leadership: Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Agile delivery, stakeholder management, mentoring, and technical roadmap development.


The pay range for this role is $140k - $170K per annum including any bonuses or variable pay. Tech Mahindra also offers benefits like medical, vision, dental, life, disability insurance and paid time off (including holidays, parental leave, and sick leave, as required by law). Ask our recruiters for more details on our Benefits package. The exact offer terms will depend on the skill level, educational qualifications, experience, and location of the candidate.

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