Senior Data Engineer (Azure/Databricks)

HeadHR; Poznań; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Co-financing for the sports card

Constant support of dedicated consultant

Employee referral program

Job summary

HeadHR is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design and implementation of data platform solutions in Azure cloud. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of IT experience with significant exposure to Azure Data Factory and Databricks, alongside strong data architecture skills.

This role involves collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring compliance with data security regulations. Benefits include private medical care and co-financing for a sports card.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT, with 3.5 years in cloud data.
• Strong expertise in Azure data services.
• Hands-on experience with data migrations to the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data solutions in Azure.
• Support data migrations from on-premise to cloud.
• Ensure data security and compliance in cloud best practices.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Azure Databricks

Data Lake architecture

ETL/ELT implementation

CI/CD processes

English proficiency

Tools

Azure SQL Server

Power BI

Git

Job description

Senior Data Engineer (Azure/Databricks)

Responsibilities:

• Design, development, and maintenance of data platform solutions in Azure cloud
• Working with large-scale datasets using Azure Databricks (including the latest platform features)
• Building and evolving data architecture (Data Lake, Delta Lake, Lakehouse, DWH, Data Marts)
• Implementation and maintenance of data pipelines (ETL/ELT) in Azure Data Factory / Databricks
• Designing and modifying data models aligned with business needs
• Supporting data and solution migrations from on-premise to cloud
• Ensuring data security and compliance with regulatory and cloud best practices
• Collaboration with technical and business stakeholders in a fast-changing environment
• Proactively identifying risks, communicating blockers, and proposing solutions
• Working with code repositories and CI/CD processes

Offer:

• Private medical care
• Co-financing for the sports card
• Constant support of dedicated consultant
• Employee referral program

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT, including at least 3.5 years of commercial experience working with data in the cloud (production-grade projects)
• Strong expertise in Azure Cloud, especially data services: Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Server, Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI
• Strong experience with Azure Databricks, with focus on: Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables and Unity Catalog
• Experience in designing architectures such as Data Lake, Delta Lake, Data Lakehouse, DWH, Data Marts
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Azure DevOps, and Git
• Hands‑on experience with on-premise → cloud migrations (various migration types)
• Understanding of secure data storage and processing in cloud environments
• Ability to work effectively in a low-process, rapidly changing environment
• English proficiency: min. B2+ (daily work in an international environment)

Nice to have:

• Assertive, proactive, and communicative
• Comfortable working in a “controlled chaos” environment
• Able to clearly communicate issues and blockers
• Does not rely on fully defined processes or complete documentation