Senior Data Bricks

Cognizant; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a senior data/platform engineer to lead the modernization of the Databricks platform in Dubai, delivering Lakeflow jobs and scalable Lakehouse solutions. You will implement Unity Catalog, DQX, DB Genie, and drive AI/BI workloads while establishing governance and automation frameworks.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on Databricks expertise, and experience delivering large-scale Lakehouse transformations.

Qualifications

• Around 6 years in data/platform engineering with deep Databricks expertise.
• Strong Hands-on experience with PySpark, Streaming, DBR, Lakeflow, UC, DQX, DB Genie, Delta Lake.
• Experienced in ADF, Synapse and exposure to Azure DevOps.
• Proven leadership in large-scale Databricks or Lakehouse transformation projects.
• Strong out of the box thinking, problem-solving, and deliverables leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization of Databricks platform and adoption of advanced features.
• Design and deliver Lakeflow jobs, pipelines, and scalable Lakehouse solutions.
• Implement and optimize Unity Catalog, DQX, DB Genie, AI/BI workloads.
• Establish engineering best practices, governance, and automation frameworks.
• Mentor teams and guide technical decision-making across the organization.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Streaming

Lakeflow

Unity Catalog

DQX

DB Genie

Delta Lake

ADF

Azure Synapse

Azure DevOps

Job description

Job Summary

Responsibilities

• Lead modernization of Databricks platform and adoption of advanced features.

• Design and deliver Lakeflow jobs, pipelines, and scalable Lakehouse solutions.

• Implement and optimize Unity Catalog, DQX, DB Genie, AI/BI workloads.

• Establish engineering best practices, governance, and automation frameworks.

• Along with the individual contribution, mentor teams and guide technical decision-making across the organization.

Requirements

• Around 6 years in data/platform engineering with deep Databricks expertise

• Strong Hands-on experience with Pyspark, Streaming, DBR, Lakeflow, UC, DQX, DB Genie, Delta Lake

• Experienced in ADF, Synapse and exposure to Azure DevOPs

• Proven leadership in large-scale Databricks or Lakehouse transformation projects

• Strong out of the box thinking, problem-solving, and deliverables leadership

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.