Senior Data Engineer — Databricks & Azure Solutions

ICM Asia Pacific; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptiv is a Kiwi data and cloud consultancy seeking Senior Data Engineers to deliver Databricks and Azure-based data solutions for diverse clients. You will design, build and optimise scalable data platforms, collaborating with clients, architects and delivery teams to ensure outcomes meet business needs.

As a senior contributor, you’ll shape solution design, mentor engineers, strengthen delivery standards and governance while engaging stakeholders for successful delivery across multiple NZ

Qualifications

• Significant commercial data engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on Databricks and Azure data solutions experience.
• Strong Python, PySpark and SQL skills.
• Experience with Lakehouse architectures and cloud-native platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD, Git and DevOps practices.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and delivery planning.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise production data pipelines across Lakehouse and data warehouse environments.
• Develop high-quality data transformations using Python, PySpark and SQL for analytics, reporting and AI/ML workloads.
• Deliver solutions using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, notebooks, workflows and Medallion Architecture.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering framework improvements.
• Collaborate with architects and delivery teams on solution design and estimation.
• Communicate delivery progress, risks and decisions clearly to clients and internal teams.

Skills

Databricks

Python

PySpark

SQL

Data modeling

CI/CD

Git

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Databricks Workflows

Unity Catalog

Job description

Adaptiv is a Kiwi data and cloud consultancy seeking Senior Data Engineers to deliver Databricks and Azure-based data solutions for diverse clients. You will design, build and optimise scalable data platforms, collaborating with clients, architects and delivery teams to ensure outcomes meet business needs.

As a senior contributor, you’ll shape solution design, mentor engineers, strengthen delivery standards and governance while engaging stakeholders for successful delivery across multiple NZ