Databricks Platform Engineer

Zurich Insurance; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Yearly bonus

Flexible working model

Work abroad up to 25 days yearly

Home office setup allowance (>€300)

Job summary

Zurich Insurance Group, Barcelona Technology Delivery Center, is seeking a Databricks Platform Engineer to own and evolve the Databricks platform for the Global Finance Data Hub. You will design, build, and maintain ingestion pipelines across multiple sources, and enforce data quality and governance.

The role requires 5–8 years in data engineering, strong PySpark/Python skills, and IaC with CloudFormation or CDK. Hybrid work in Barcelona is offered with competitive compensation and annual bonus.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in Data Engineering or Cloud Data Architecture.
• 3+ years owning and managing Databricks platforms in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Workflows and Asset Bundles.
• Experience designing batch, streaming, API, and CDC data ingestion frameworks.
• Advanced PySpark, Python, and Databricks SQL for scalable pipelines.
• DevOps practices with Git-based development, CI/CD and IaC (CloudFormation or CDK).
• Strong AWS experience (S3, IAM, networking, security, secrets).
• Experience with regulated industries, financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Databricks platform underpinning the Zurich Global Finance Data Hub.
• Design, build, and maintain data ingestion frameworks across source systems.
• Develop and manage Delta Live Tables pipelines with quality controls and change data capture.
• Administer and optimise Delta Lake environments, including time travel and VACUUM.
• Implement Unity Catalog governance including access controls and data lineage.
• Build, deploy, and support Databricks Workflows for orchestration and retries.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines using Git-based practices and Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Collaborate with cloud and infra teams; apply IaC via CloudFormation or CDK.

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Python

CI/CD

Git-based development

AWS

CI/CD Pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Delta Lake

Delta Live Tables

Unity Catalog

Databricks Workflows

CloudFormation

CDK

IAM

S3

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

I am Álvaro Gallego, the recruiter for this position. Nice to meet you!

First, a little bit about what I like the most about working at Zurich Technology Delivery Center: The environment here is incredibly collaborative and innovative. Our tech-driven mindset fosters continuous learning and growth, creating an atmosphere where everyone can thrive. Now, I can't wait to share this exciting journey with you at Zurich!

First of all, THANK YOU for considering our company. We understand that finding the right opportunity can be tough, but I’ll try to make it easier.

Who Are We?

Let me introduce us. You’re reading about Zurich Insurance Group, a global leader in insurance, but this role specifically pertains to our Technology Delivery Center (TDC). Established in Barcelona in 2006, the TDC operates as an integral part of Zurich Insurance Group, providing cutting-edge technological solutions and support to Zurich's local and global business units.

In essence, Zurich TDC is where technology meets the vast reach of a multinational company. We specialize in areas such as software development, data analytics, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure. Our primary mission is to support Zurich's strategic goals and enhance operational efficiency through innovative technology solutions.

If you're considering a role with us, know that you'll be joining a hub of technological excellence dedicated to driving Zurich's success on a global scale.

What Can You Expect?

And you might be thinking: This is great, what will my day-to-day be like, at TDC? I’m glad you asked.

As a Databricks Platform Engineer you will have the opportunity to:

• Own and evolve the Databricks platform that underpins the Zurich Global Finance Data Hub, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Design, build, and maintain data ingestion frameworks supporting batch, streaming, API, and CDC data integration patterns across multiple source systems.
• Develop and manage Delta Live Tables (DLT) pipelines, implementing data quality controls, expectations, schema enforcement, and change data capture processes.
• Administer and optimise Delta Lake environments, including performance tuning, schema evolution, time travel, VACUUM, and OPTIMIZE operations.
• Implement and manage Unity Catalog governance practices, including access controls, data lineage, data classification, and namespace management.
• Build, deploy, and support Databricks Workflows for orchestration of complex multi-task pipelines, dependency management, retries, and event-driven processing.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git-based development practices and Databricks Asset Bundles to promote code across development, testing, and production environments.
• Collaborate with cloud and infrastructure teams to implement Infrastructure as Code solutions using AWS CloudFormation or CDK.
• Manage authentication and authorisation mechanisms, including AWS IAM roles, instance profiles, service principals, secret management, and credential rotation processes.
• Monitor platform health, performance, operational metrics, and costs using Databricks system tables, CloudWatch, Grafana, and related observability tools.
• Define and enforce cluster policies, compute strategies, and DBU governance controls to optimise platform utilisation and expenditure.
• Ensure platform security through the implementation of PrivateLink, VPC endpoints, row-level security, and column-level security controls.
• Partner with data engineering, finance, architecture, and product teams to deliver a robust and scalable enterprise data platform.
• Drive platform best practices, technical standards, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives across the data ecosystem.

What Makes You a great Fit?

While we’re not seeking perfection or expecting you to save the world, we believe that if you meet some of these requirements, you’ll be a fantastic fit for our team. We are waiting for you!

• 5-8 years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, or Cloud Data Architecture.
• Minimum 3 years of hands‑on experience owning and managing Databricks platforms in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Databricks services, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, Workflows, and Asset Bundles.
• Proven experience designing and supporting batch, streaming, API, and CDC data ingestion frameworks.
• Advanced proficiency in PySpark, Python, and Databricks SQL for scalable data pipeline development.
• Solid knowledge of DevOps practices, including Git-based development, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or CDK).
• Strong AWS experience covering S3, IAM, networking, security controls, and secrets management.
• Experience working with large-scale data platforms in regulated industries; financial services experience is highly desirable.

Preferred:

• Databricks and/or AWS certifications.
• Experience with Airflow, Kafka/MSK, and enterprise data governance frameworks.

And… What Makes Us Special?

As well as a competitive salary and a yearly bonus, we offer:

• To support your work‑life balance, we have adopted a flexible working model.
• Option to work abroad up to 25 days yearly.
• Over 300 euros to set up your home office and additional monthly home office allowance.
• Wide range of internal and external trainings, including English, German and Spanish classes depending on the needs.
• Ticket restaurant and Health Insurance with the flexibility to exchange it for other benefits.
• Life and accident insurance.
• Collective Life retirement Plan
• 2000 referral bonus if you bring other talented people like you to the company.
• Special banking and insurance conditions plus Exclusive Employees discounts
• Functional diversity benefits
• Stock options and mortgage benefits.

Where Are We Located?

Barcelona, Poblenou.

#Li-hybrid

If not, no worries! We’ll meet again in the future. Feel free to share my contact details with anyone you think would be a great fit.

At Zurich, we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best-qualified individuals available, regardless of race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

You are the heart & soul of Zurich!

At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?

We highly value the experience and know-how of our employees and offer a wide range of opportunities across business areas to encourage you to apply for new opportunities within Zurich when you are ready for your next career step.