Azure Databricks Lakehouse Data Engineer

Scotiabank; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 90.000.000 - 130.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Scotiabank in Bogotá, Colombia is seeking a Data Engineer Specialist to design, develop and maintain data pipelines on Azure and Azure Databricks. You will enable scalable data products for International Banking and support migration of legacy workloads to the Lakehouse platform.

The role requires 3–5 years in data engineering, strong PySpark/Python skills, SQL proficiency, and familiarity with governance, DevOps/DataOps, and Agile delivery in a cloud environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Master’s degree is considered a plus.
• Relevant cloud or data engineering certifications (Databricks, GCP, Azure, AWS) are considered a plus.
• 3-5 years of experience in Data Engineering, designing and developing scalable data solutions in cloud environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, including data pipeline development, Delta Lake, Spark, notebooks, workflows, Unity Catalog, and Lakehouse architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Apache Spark (PySpark) and Python for large-scale data processing.
• Experience building batch and streaming data pipelines using modern data engineering practices.
• Knowledge of data migration, cloud modernization, and platform transformation initiatives is highly desirable.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large-scale analytical databases and data warehouses.
• Experience with data modeling, schema design, and data warehousing concepts.
• Familiarity with DevOps and DataOps practices, including Git-based version control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes.
• Understanding data governance, security, monitoring, and observability practices within cloud environments.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex data processing challenges.

Responsabilidades

• Build, test, and maintain data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes on Azure and Azure Databricks (Delta Lake, medallion architecture) to ensure reliable and efficient data flow for data products.
• Collaborate with the Senior Data Engineer and cross-functional teams (Data Scientists, Product Owners, Architecture, and Platform Engineering) to understand requirements and deliver high-quality data solutions aligned with international business goals.
• Implement data models, schemas, and transformations (dimensional and Data Vault patterns) to support analytics and reporting needs.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and performance by monitoring and optimizing data pipelines, including performance tuning and cost optimization (FinOps) of Spark workloads.
• Adhere to and help apply data governance, security, and compliance standards within Azure environments, including Unity Catalog, role-based access control, data lineage, encryption, and key management.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in data pipelines to minimize downtime and ensure operational efficiency, performing root-cause analysis where needed.
• Contribute to the adoption of best practices and tools for data engineering, including documentation, automated testing, and DevOps/DataOps practices.
• Support the migration and rationalization of legacy workloads (including existing Google Cloud Platform estates) onto the Azure Databricks target platform, minimizing business and regulatory risk.
• Stay updated on modern Azure and Databricks data engineering trends and tools to enhance pipeline capabilities.

Conocimientos

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Data warehousing

DevOps

DataOps

Azure cloud

PySpark

Spark

Git CI/CD

Problem solving

Agile delivery

Stakeholder mgmt

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field

Master’s degree

Herramientas

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Spark

PySpark

Descripción del empleo

Scotiabank in Bogotá, Colombia is seeking a Data Engineer Specialist to design, develop and maintain data pipelines on Azure and Azure Databricks. You will enable scalable data products for International Banking and support migration of legacy workloads to the Lakehouse platform.

The role requires 3–5 years in data engineering, strong PySpark/Python skills, SQL proficiency, and familiarity with governance, DevOps/DataOps, and Agile delivery in a cloud environment.