Databricks Data Engineering Lead

Quantum Technologies. LLC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC seeks an experienced Databricks Data Engineering Lead in Albany, NY for an 8-month engagement. The role focuses on designing and delivering scalable data solutions with Databricks, Python, PySpark, and Delta Lake, with Genie implementations as needed.

Strong leadership and AWS data services exposure are highly desirable. The candidate will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and ensure secure, high-performance data pipelines across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data engineering experience.
• Hands-on Databricks with Python/PySpark.
• Experience with Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectures.
• Strong SQL and data modeling knowledge.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving standards.
• Proficiency with Databricks Genie and AWS data services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale data engineering solutions on Databricks.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
• Design and optimize Delta Lake-based architectures and Lakehouse patterns.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security, and production reliability across pipelines.
• Support production deployments and performance tuning.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, design reviews, and engineering standards.

Skills

Databricks

Python

PySpark

Delta Lake

Lakehouse

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data quality

Data governance

Production support

Mentoring

Tools

Databricks Genie

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Job Title: Databricks Data Engineering Lead

Location: Albany, New York

Duration: 8 Months + Extension

Bill Rate: $87/hour (C2C)

Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C

Client: To Be Discussed Later

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Databricks Data Engineering Lead with 8+ years of overall data engineering experience and strong hands‑on expertise in building scalable data solutions using Databricks, Python, PySpark, Delta Lake, and Databricks Genie.

The candidate will be responsible for leading the design and development of modern data engineering solutions, providing technical direction to the engineering team, and ensuring scalable, secure, high-performance implementations. Experience working with Databricks on AWS is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale data engineering solutions on Databricks.
• Design and develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Python, and PySpark.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership for Databricks Genie implementations and use cases.
• Design and optimize data architectures leveraging Delta Lake and Lakehouse architectural patterns.
• Build reusable frameworks and engineering components for data ingestion, transformation, validation, and processing.
• Develop and optimize complex PySpark workloads for performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement data quality, governance, security, monitoring, and operational controls across data pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, design reviews, code reviews, troubleshooting, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor data engineers and provide technical guidance during development and implementation.
• Work closely with architects, business analysts, data teams, and application teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support production deployments, performance tuning, incident resolution, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to technical documentation, solution design, deployment strategy, and engineering standards.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• 8+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering / Data Platforms.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks.
• Strong practical experience with Databricks Genie.
• Advanced programming experience in Python.
• Strong development and optimization experience using PySpark.
• Strong understanding and implementation experience with Delta Lake.
• Experience designing and implementing Lakehouse-based data platforms.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and data modelling concepts.
• Experience developing enterprise-grade batch and/or streaming data pipelines.
• Strong understanding of data quality, observability, performance tuning, and production support.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving engineering standards and best practices.

Desired / Preferred Skills

• Hands‑on experience implementing Databricks workloads on AWS.
• Experience with AWS data services such as Amazon S3, AWS IAM, AWS Glue, Amazon Redshift, AWS Lambda, and Amazon CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices for data engineering solutions.
• Exposure to Databricks governance and security capabilities.
• Experience working on large-scale data modernization or cloud migration programs.
• Experience working directly with business and customer stakeholders.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.