Senior Databricks Engineer - AI & Data Platform

Vantiva; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantiva in Lisbon is seeking a senior data/platform engineer to drive the Databricks Lakehouse foundation and AI-enabled data solutions. You will design production data pipelines, implement security controls, and collaborate with analytics teams to translate requirements into scalable architectures.

The role focuses on GenAI workflows, MLOps patterns, and data governance, offering opportunities to work across AI initiatives and enterprise-scale datasets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering or platform engineering.
• 3+ years hands-on Azure Databricks experience.
• Strong Python and SQL proficiency.
• Experience implementing workspace security and RBAC.
• Experience building production data pipelines at scale.
• Experience with Mosaic AI.
• Familiarity with GenAI/LLM patterns (RAG, vectors) desirable.
• Strong communication; able to present diagrams and trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• AI application enablement: build and deploy AI-powered apps with GenAI workflows.
• Data platform foundation: design and operate the Databricks Lakehouse core.
• Data engineering: develop production pipelines delivering clean datasets.
• Solution architecture: create reference architectures for data ingestion and storage.
• Standards and best practices: enforce CI/CD, security, cost optimization.
• Collaboration: partner with analysts, cloud/infra, and business units.

Skills

Python

SQL

Strong communication

Data pipeline design

Security concepts

Mosaic AI

Tools

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Spark

RBAC

Mosaic AI tooling

Job description

Pushing the Edge

About Vantiva

Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI) is a global technology leader in connectivity technologies. For over 130 years, we have delivered solutions that connect what matters most. Today, we continue to redefine connectivity with industry-leading broadband, video, and IoT-driven smart systems that elevate how people live, work, and connect globally. Vantiva combines a customer-focused approach with decades of software development, electronics hardware design, and flexible supply chain expertise to deliver high-quality solutions at scale. This proficiency has positioned us as a trusted provider to leading network service providers, enterprise customers, and consumers around the world. Our strong commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices has earned us multiple Gold and Platinum Medals from EcoVadis for environmental and social performance. These awards place us among the top 2% of organizations in our category evaluated globally. With our headquarters in Paris and major offices in Australia, Brazil, China, India, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States, we serve a diverse global customer base. For more information, please visit vantiva.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter). This role combines Databricks platform engineering, data engineering, and AI application enablement, with responsibility for building and operating a secure, scalable Lakehouse foundation while supporting Generative AI and LLM-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Application Enablement: Support the development and deployment of AI-powered applications, including LLM/GenAI workflows, RAG pipelines, and integration with Mosaic AI tooling.
• Data Platform Foundation: Design, build, and maintain the core Databricks Lakehouse platform, including workspace configuration, Unity Catalog setup, cluster policies, security, and governance.
• Data Engineering: Develop and optimize production-grade data pipelines, delivering clean, reliable datasets for analytics and AI workloads.
• Solution Architecture: Evaluate requirements, produce reference architectures, and recommend patterns for data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption that align with AI use cases.
• Standards & Best Practices: Establish engineering standards for code quality, CI/CD (Databricks Asset Bundles, Repos), testing, monitoring, and cost optimization.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with data analysts, cloud/infra teams, and business units to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering or platform engineering roles.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with Azure Databricks (workspace administration, Delta Lake, Spark, Unity Catalog).
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Databricks workspace security: Proven experience implementing and managing workspace-level security, including network security (Private Link, VNet injection, IP access lists), identity and access management, cluster policies, secrets management, and RBAC at workspace, catalog, and object levels.
• Experience building and operating production data pipelines at scale.
• Experience with Mosaic AI (AI Playground, AI Functions, Agent Framework)
• Familiarity with GenAI/LLM application patterns (RAG, prompt engineering, vector databases) is highly desirable.
• Strong communication skills, ability to produce architecture diagrams, design documents, and present trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

• Databricks certifications (Data Engineer Associate/Professional, Gen AI Engineer Associate).
• Experience with Unity Catalog governance at enterprise scale (metastore design, data access policies, lineage, audit logging).
• Hands-on experience with SAP integration , extracting data from S/4HANA, or BW/4HANA into a Lakehouse platform.
• Experience leading or participating in data migration from SAP BW/4HANA to Databricks, including InfoProvider mapping, transformation logic re-implementation, data validation, and cutover planning.
• Exposure to AI/ML workflows: model training infrastructure, feature stores, MLflow, or equivalent MLOps tooling — and ability to prepare SAP-sourced datasets for downstream ML consumption.

What You'll Be Part Of

• A growing portfolio of AI initiatives ranging from predictive analytics to generative AI applications.
• Migration of legacy to Databricks Lakehouse platform that will serve as the organization's single source of truth.
• A collaborative, engineering-driven culture that values automation, quality, and continuous improvement.

Our most important asset is our People. Vantiva’s success greatly relies on our people’s energy, motivation, and talent. We are dedicated to cultivating a workforce that embraces and celebrates diversity as we believe our differences drive our creativity, and innovation. We are proactive in supporting equality and maintaining an inclusive work environment, developing, and enhancing career opportunities for all. Vantiva is committed to ensuring that all its employees receive a fair wage that is sufficient to live with dignity. If you require a reasonable accommodation at any step of the application process, please let us know by answering the dedicated question in this application form.