Databricks - Lead

Iris Software Inc.; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

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Job summary

Iris Software is hiring for a senior Data Platform/Data Engineering role to shape end-to-end data architectures and governance across enterprise workloads.

You will drive modern data platform initiatives, establish standards for Snowflake and Delta Lake, and lead real-time data processing using Apache Kafka and Databricks workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience with PySpark, Kafka, Databricks workflows and Delta Lake.
• Ability to design enterprise-scale data processing architectures.
• Strong governance and data quality focus.

Responsibilities

• Define data engineering strategy aligned with modernization initiatives.
• Lead enterprise-scale data processing architecture design.
• Drive real-time data architecture using Kafka/Kinesis integrations.
• Establish governance standards for data ingestion, transformation and orchestration.

Skills

PySpark

Apache Kafka

Databricks Workflows

Delta Lake

Tools

Snowflake

Airflow

Job description

Why Join Iris?

Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of

Why Join Iris?

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Job Description

Mandatory Skills: PySpark, Apache Kafka, Databricks Workflows, Delta Lake on Databricks

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive enterprise data engineering strategy aligned with organizational objectives and data modernization initiatives.
• Establish data engineering standards, governance frameworks, and best practices across teams.
• Lead the design of enterprise-scale data processing architectures using PySpark and modern data platform technologies.
• Define enterprise standards for Snowflake and Delta Lake-based data platforms supporting analytical and operational workloads.
• Drive real-time and event-driven data architecture initiatives using Apache Kafka or Amazon Kinesis.
• Establish governance standards for data ingestion, transformation, streaming, and processing frameworks.
• Define workflow orchestration, scheduling, and operational governance standards using Apache Airflow or Databricks Workflows.
• Establish data quality, validation, monitoring, and operational excellence frameworks across data engineering ecosystems.
• Define enterprise standards for data products, data quality ownership, metadata management, discoverability, and trusted business data consumption across the organization.
• Establish architecture standards for modern Lakehouse platforms, data observability, platform engineering, and scalable cloud-native data ecosystems supporting enterprise analytics and AI initiatives.
• Define AI-ready data foundation strategies supporting structured and unstructured data processing, vector-enabled architectures, retrieval patterns, and future GenAI and Agentic AI initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable data platform capabilities, data products, and enterprise data architecture decisions.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices across data engineering teams to improve developer productivity, code quality, documentation, testing, and delivery effectiveness while maintaining governance standards.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure data solutions meet scalability, reliability, maintainability, and performance objectives.
• Guide teams on distributed data processing, streaming architectures, modern data platforms, and engineering best practices.
• Identify platform risks, scalability bottlenecks, operational gaps, and architectural challenges while defining mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with various teams and leadership stakeholders to align data initiatives with organizational objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on platform maturity, engineering excellence, scalability, reliability, and delivery effectiveness.

Behavioral Competencies

• Demonstrates leadership and accountability in driving data engineering excellence across programs and initiatives.
• Collaborate effectively with various teams and business stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
• Promotes a culture of innovation, quality, continuous improvement, and data engineering excellence.
• Apply strategic thinking to address platform challenges, scalability risks, and business priorities.
• Demonstrates strong decision-making while balancing performance, scalability, reliability, and delivery objectives.
• Communicates effectively regarding platform strategy, risks, dependencies, and operational outcomes.

Mandatory Competencies

Data Science and Machine Learning - Data Science and Machine Learning - Apache Spark

Data & AI - Data Engineering - Data Quality & Validation

Big Data - Big Data - Pyspark

Database - Database Programming - SQL

Data & AI - Data Engineering - Apache Kafka

Data Science and Machine Learning - Data Science and Machine Learning - Databricks

Beh - Communication and collaboration

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