Data Specialist - Databricks

BJSS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in Manchester is seeking a Senior Data Consultant to transform client data access and processing. You'll lead cloud infrastructure initiatives and work closely with clients on complex data issues. Strong experience with Databricks and a background in AWS or Azure are essential for success. This role offers flexible working arrangements and numerous perks including health plans and training opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible benefits allowance

Industry leading health and wellbeing plan

Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Hybrid working

Discounts on retail and lifestyle brands

Unrestricted referral scheme

Flexible holiday buy/sell option

Electric vehicle scheme

Training opportunities for certifications

Community involvement programs

Social calendar with events

GymFlex gym membership programme

Qualifications

• Strong experience of working with Databricks.
• Work in an AWS or Azure environment.
• Comfortable with Infrastructure as Code.
• Automate repetitive tasks and workloads.
• Excited working with and evangelising data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Transform how clients access and process data.
• Define and build cloud infrastructure.
• Discuss data architectures with stakeholders.
• Consult with clients on complex data issues.

Skills

Databricks

AWS

Azure

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

Evangelising data solutions

Job description

About the Role

As a Data Consultant, you’ll have the opportunity to transform how our clients access and process data, help to drive their data maturity, and enable their businesses to thrive with data-driven decision making.

We’re looking for a hands‑on data practitioner who is proficient in working with Databricks. The right candidate will also be comfortable working with cloud technologies (Azure or AWS).

You will be comfortable defining and building cloud infrastructure, whilst also being able to discuss the finer details of data warehouses, lakes, lake houses and mesh architectures with client stakeholders and internal teams. You will often be the key subject matter expert on proposals and bids.

Expect to work with clients offering a consultative approach to a number of complex issues. contributing to presales and curating accelerators. There will also be the opportunity to blog, talk at events and reach the data community too.

About You

This is a senior role and fits within our Data Professional Services team to provide the successful applicant great freedom to mature and evolve our data platform accelerators. We think this role would suit many different backgrounds and skills, we only ask that you :

• Strong experience of working with Databricks
• Work in an AWS or Azure environment
• Are comfortable with Infrastructure as Code
• Automate repetitive tasks and workloads
• Are excited working with and evangelising data solutions
• Enjoy keeping up to date with technology
• Drive high quality solutions

Some of the Perks

• Flexible benefits allowance – you choose how to spend your allowance (additional pension contributions, healthcare, dental and more)
• Industry leading health and wellbeing plan - we partner with several wellbeing support functions to cater to each individual's need, including 24 / 7 GP services, mental health support, and other
• Life Assurance (4 x annual salary)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working - Our roles are not fully remote as we take pride in the tight knit communities we have created at our local offices. But we offer plenty of flexibility and you can split your time between the office, client site and WFH
• Discounts – we have preferred rates from dozens of retail, lifestyle, and utility brands
• An industry-leading referral scheme with no limits on the number of referrals
• Flexible holiday buy / sell option
• Electric vehicle scheme
• Training opportunities and incentives – we support professional certifications across engineering and non-engineering roles, including unlimited access to O’Reilly
• Giving back – the ability to get involved nationally and regionally with partnerships to get people from diverse backgrounds into tech
• You will become part of a squad with people from different areas within the business who will help you grow at BJSS
• We have a busy social calendar that you can choose to join– quarterly town halls / squad nights out / weekends away with families included / office get togethers
• GymFlex gym membership programme