Senior Databricks & Lakehouse Platform Engineer

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

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.