Databricks Lead Engineer: Architect Data Lakehouse

NTT DATA, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a senior data engineer in the United Kingdom to lead client engagements, design and implement data pipelines on the Databricks platform, and shape cloud-native data architectures for enterprise-scale solutions.

You will own data modelling, governance, and security, mentor engineers, and collaborate with architects and analytics leadership to deliver scalable, lakehouse-based data solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years in data engineering, data warehousing, or data architecture roles, with at least 3+ years working with Databricks.
• University degree required.
• Databricks certifications (Data Engineer Professional) highly desirable.
• Experience leading or mentoring teams of engineers to deliver scalable data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Delivery
• Data Pipeline Development (Batch and Streaming)
• Databricks & Lakehouse Architectures
• Data Modelling & Optimisation (Delta Lake, Medallion architecture)
• Collaboration & Best Practices
• Quality, Governance & Security

Skills

Databricks

Cloud platforms

Python

SQL

Data modelling

ETL/ELT

Leadership

CI/CD

Data governance

Education

University degree

Databricks Data Engineer Certification

Tools

GitHub

Bitbucket

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a senior data engineer in the United Kingdom to lead client engagements, design and implement data pipelines on the Databricks platform, and shape cloud-native data architectures for enterprise-scale solutions.

You will own data modelling, governance, and security, mentor engineers, and collaborate with architects and analytics leadership to deliver scalable, lakehouse-based data solutions.