Databricks Data Architect | Cloud Data Mastery & Leadership

Infinitive; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Infinitive is seeking a Data Engineer/Architect with Databricks Pro Certification to design and scale data architectures on AWS or Azure. You will ensure data integrity, optimize flows, and lead governance initiatives while mentoring engineers.

The role requires strong SQL, Spark, Unity Catalog knowledge and cloud data warehousing experience, with a focus on cost-efficient data strategies and security.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship or Green Card required for security clearance.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Proven Data Architect experience focusing on Databricks.
• Databricks proficiency to build and optimize Spark apps.
• Extensive AWS experience with S3, Redshift, EMR, Lambda, Glue.
• Strong knowledge of Unity Catalog and data asset security.
• Solid data modeling, ETL, and data warehousing understanding.
• Proficiency in SQL and big data tech like Hadoop/Spark.
• Familiarity with data governance and data security practices.
• Active Databricks Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement data architectures on Databricks in AWS and Azure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into specs.
• Develop and maintain ETL processes for data flow across systems.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across data activities.
• Optimize data storage and retrieval for performance and cost.
• Lead data governance policy implementation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data teams.
• Stay current with Databricks, cloud warehouses, AWS/Azure best practices.

Skills

Databricks experience

Spark proficiency

SQL proficiency

Data governance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

AWS S3

Redshift

EMR

Lambda

Glue

Unity Catalog

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Spark

Job description

Infinitive is seeking a Data Engineer/Architect with Databricks Pro Certification to design and scale data architectures on AWS or Azure. You will ensure data integrity, optimize flows, and lead governance initiatives while mentoring engineers.

The role requires strong SQL, Spark, Unity Catalog knowledge and cloud data warehousing experience, with a focus on cost-efficient data strategies and security.