Azure Databricks Data Engineer - Hybrid Contract

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd partners with an international digital infrastructure organisation to hire an Azure Databricks Data Engineer on a 6-month contract in London, with hybrid onsite/remote working. The role focuses on designing and delivering Databricks-based data solutions to support reporting, analytics, and future AI initiatives.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders to build scalable data pipelines, maintain Delta Lake and Unity Catalog implementations,

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering solutions within Azure Databricks environments.
• Strong Python, PySpark, SQL, and T-SQL development skills.
• Expertise building and supporting large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms.
• Understanding Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and data governance principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimise Azure Databricks solutions using PySpark, Python, SQL, and Azure-native technologies.
• Build and maintain enterprise-grade ETL/ELT pipelines supporting ingestion, transformation, CDC, validation, and data delivery across multiple business functions.
• Develop and support Lakeflow pipelines, Delta Lake implementations, and modern data engineering frameworks.
• Drive best practices across performance optimisation, security, governance, monitoring, and platform reliability.
• Collaborate with business, data, and technology teams to deliver high-quality data products that support organisational growth and strategic decision-making.

Skills

Azure Databricks

PySpark

Python

SQL

T-SQL

ETL/ELT pipelines

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Tools

Azure Data Factory

ADLS

Key Vault

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd partners with an international digital infrastructure organisation to hire an Azure Databricks Data Engineer on a 6-month contract in London, with hybrid onsite/remote working. The role focuses on designing and delivering Databricks-based data solutions to support reporting, analytics, and future AI initiatives.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders to build scalable data pipelines, maintain Delta Lake and Unity Catalog implementations,