Lead Data Platform Engineer | Azure, Databricks, Kubernetes

Highbrow LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Highbrow LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer in Toronto to own the data platform from ingestion to consumption. You will guide a small team of solution engineers, ensure platform stability, and deliver value to tenants. Expertise in Java, Python, JavaScript, or Scala, plus Azure, Databricks, and Kubernetes, is essential.

You will lead architectural design, monitor health and FinOps, and drive cross-team coordination to meet strategic objectives in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or technical field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in data platforms or cloud data solutions.
• Strong Azure knowledge and data lake concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD on Azure and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Own data platform operations and customer delivery.
• Provide technical guidance to a team of solution engineers.
• Monitor platform health, FinOps metrics, and customer satisfaction.
• Design and implement Azure components like Unity Catalog or Purview.
• Lead complex projects with clear communication across teams.
• Develop architecture diagrams focused on networking and systems.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

Scala

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Databricks

Docker

Job description

Highbrow LLC is seeking a Principal Engineer in Toronto to own the data platform from ingestion to consumption. You will guide a small team of solution engineers, ensure platform stability, and deliver value to tenants. Expertise in Java, Python, JavaScript, or Scala, plus Azure, Databricks, and Kubernetes, is essential.

You will lead architectural design, monitor health and FinOps, and drive cross-team coordination to meet strategic objectives in a cloud-native environment.