Databricks Data Engineering Lead

Deloitte France; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte seeks a Lead Data Engineer- Databricks to design, build, and deliver modern data and analytics solutions for clients across industries. You will lead delivery teams, translate business needs into scalable data platforms, and advise stakeholders on architecture and operating models.

The role requires strong Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL experience, plus 6+ years in data engineering and 2+ years leading teams. Travel ~50% and sponsorship may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 6+ years delivering data engineering, analytics, or cloud data platform solutions.
• 3+ years with Databricks and Apache Spark.
• 3+ years with Python and SQL.
• 2+ years leading project teams or workstreams.
• Ability to travel 50% on average.
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of Databricks-based data and analytics solutions for client engagements.
• Managing project teams and workstreams across requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Translating business and technical requirements into scalable data pipelines, data models, and platform capabilities.
• Advising client stakeholders on architecture, implementation approaches, and operating model considerations for modern data platforms.
• Overseeing solution quality, issue resolution, and delivery progress while supporting project economics and timeline management.

Skills

Data engineering

Databricks

Apache Spark

Python

SQL

Project leadership

Team collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

MLflow

AWS

Azure

GCP

Batch & streaming pipelines

Data governance

Platform security controls

Job description

Deloitte seeks a Lead Data Engineer- Databricks to design, build, and deliver modern data and analytics solutions for clients across industries. You will lead delivery teams, translate business needs into scalable data platforms, and advise stakeholders on architecture and operating models.

The role requires strong Databricks, Spark, Python, and SQL experience, plus 6+ years in data engineering and 2+ years leading teams. Travel ~50% and sponsorship may be available.