Databricks SME

Version-1; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Profit Share

Career progression mentorship

Flexible/remote working

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Educational sponsorship AWS/Microsoft/

Annual Excellence Awards

Job summary

Version 1 in India is seeking a Databricks Platform SME to join our Data & AI Practice. You will own the Databricks platform, drive admin, governance, entitlements, and performance optimisation while shaping scalable, cloud-native analytics solutions on AWS.

This delivery-focused role requires hands-on engineering, collaboration with product and analytics teams, and a commitment to production-grade data pipelines, batch and streaming, and robust observability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in hands-on data platform engineering roles.
• Strong Databricks expertise: admin, governance, performance, and ops.
• Experience managing Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs and notebooks.
• Coding skills in Python or Java with strong SQL.
• Experience building batch and streaming pipelines in production.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, testing, and observability tooling.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to build scalable data platforms.
• Own the Databricks platform: admin, governance, entitlements, and optimization.
• Manage workspaces, access controls, configuration, performance, and cost.
• Build cloud-native data solutions on AWS.
• Troubleshoot production systems and implement improvements.
• Ensure production readiness: secure, tested, observable, cost-efficient.
• Optimize data reliability and quality in live environments.
• Design, build, operate batch and streaming pipelines.
• Orchestrate workflows with Airflow or similar tools.
• Write clean, well-tested code following best practices.
• Collaborate with product, analytics, and platform teams.

Skills

Databricks platform administration

Python

SQL

Airflow

dbt

CI/CD

Data modelling

Production data systems

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

dbt

PostgreSQL

SQL Server

Job description

Version 1 has celebrated30 yearsinbusinessand continues to be trusted by global brands to delivertechnology and transformationsolutions that drive customer success. Ourdeepexpertiseenables our customers to navigate the rapidlyevolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships withglobal technology leadersincluding Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat,OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

We’rean award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heartof whatwe do:

• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’rea corevalues drivencompany, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them,it’sdeeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us andwe’llinvest in you!.

Job Description

The Role

We are looking for aDatabricks Platform SMEto join Version 1’s Data & AI Practice, with strong Databricks expertise and the ability to take primary ownership of our Databricks platform. You will be responsible for Databricks administration, governance, entitlements, performanceoptimisation, and overall operational management, while contributing to scalable, cloud-native data solutions that enable analytics and AI at scale.

This is a delivery-focused role for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex data challenges, takes ownership of platform outcomes, and applies strong engineering discipline in real-world environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partnering with business and technology stakeholders to build and enhance reliable, scalable data platforms
• Taking primary ownership of the Databricks platform, including administration, governance, entitlements,optimisation, and operational management
• Managing Databricks workspaces, users, groups, access controls, platform configuration, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Building and maintaining cloud‑native data solutions on AWS
• Supporting production systems by troubleshooting issues and implementing continuous improvements
• Ensuring solutions are production‑ready: secure, tested, observable, and cost‑efficient
• Optimisingdata performance, reliability, and data quality in live environments
• Designing, building, and operating batch and streaming data pipelines
• Orchestratingdata workflows using Airflow or similar orchestration tools
• Writing clean, efficient, and well‑tested code following software engineering best practices
• Collaborating closely with product, analytics, and platform teams

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years’ experience in hands‑on dataplatformengineering roles
• Strong Databricks expertise, including platform administration, entitlements/access management, governance, performanceoptimisation, and operational management
• Hands‑on experience managing Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, notebooks, and production Spark workloads
• Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize Databricks platform operations at scale
• At least 2 Databricks platform implementations from design to production in the last 4 years.
• Strong hands‑on coding skills in Python, Java, or similar languages, with strong SQL capability
• Proven experience building and operating batch and streaming pipelines in production
• Hands‑on experience usingdbtfor transformations and Airflow (or equivalent) for orchestration
• Solid understanding of data modelling, data quality, and production data systems
• Experience working with relational databases such as Postgres or SQL Server
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and monitoring / observability tooling

Nice to Have

• Databricks Professional Certification
• Experience enabling ML, AI, or GenAI workloads through strong data foundations
• Exposure to modern BI and analytics tooling
• Experience working in regulated or security‑conscious environments

Additional Information

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectivelybenefitfrom a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiativesincluding;Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financialadviceand an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educationalassistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call‑Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse,inclusiveand respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully,respectfullyand confidentially.

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