Azure Databricks Architect — Data, AI & APIs

First Focus; Pasig; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

First Focus is seeking a Databricks Specialist to turn complex business problems into scalable data and AI solutions using Azure Databricks, Python, PySpark and SQL. You’ll bridge technology with business outcomes by collaborating with Finance, Sales and Demand Planning to deliver production-grade data architectures.

The role involves designing secure Azure architectures, building APIs, and integrating AI applications, with hybrid work options in Manila to balance commutes and merienda time.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Azure Databricks in enterprise environments.
• Strong Microsoft Azure expertise is essential.
• Expert-level Python, PySpark and SQL, including complex query and workload optimisation.
• Solid experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, Jobs/Workflows and Spark.
• Proven ability to optimise Databricks performance, scalability and cloud costs.
• Experience designing and integrating REST APIs using Azure API Management.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking and infrastructure, including VNets, Private Link, Private Endpoints, DNS, firewalls and secure connectivity.
• Experience integrating Databricks with AI applications, LLMs, AI.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building enterprise data solutions using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and Microsoft Azure.
• Getting under the hood of business requirements, working with Finance, Sales, Demand Planning and Forecasting stakeholders to understand processes, data and desired outcomes.
• Developing production-grade solutions using Python, PySpark and SQL, including complex data transformations and scalable pipelines.
• Making Databricks run efficiently by optimising Spark workloads, SQL queries, compute resources, storage and data layouts for performance and cost.
• Building and integrating APIs using REST services and Azure API Management (APIM).
• Connecting data with AI by integrating Databricks with LLM applications, AI agents and other enterprise systems.
• Designing secure Azure architectures with private networking, VNets, Private Endpoints, managed identities, Entra ID and RBAC.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Python

PySpark

SQL

REST APIs

Azure networking

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Databricks SQL

Jobs/Workflows

Spark

Azure API Management

Job description

First Focus is seeking a Databricks Specialist to turn complex business problems into scalable data and AI solutions using Azure Databricks, Python, PySpark and SQL. You’ll bridge technology with business outcomes by collaborating with Finance, Sales and Demand Planning to deliver production-grade data architectures.

The role involves designing secure Azure architectures, building APIs, and integrating AI applications, with hybrid work options in Manila to balance commutes and merienda time.