Senior Data Engineer (Azure Databricks)

UST; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

UST in Alpharetta, Georgia is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design and optimize batch and streaming pipelines on Azure Databricks. You will lead Databricks workflows, implement partitioning strategies, and enable CDC/incremental processing to power scalable data platforms.

The role requires 8+ years of data engineering experience, strong Spark fundamentals, and hands-on knowledge of Databricks, PySpark, and Azure Data Factory.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building batch and/or streaming pipelines with Spark
• Nice to have: Performance tuning: broadcast joins, AQE, skew mitigation, shuffle optimization
• Nice to have: Structured Streaming and Auto Loader for incremental ingestion
• Nice to have: OPTIMIZE, Z ORDER, VACUUM and retention policies
• Nice to have: Compaction and small files mitigation strategies
• Nice to have (optional) Scala, dbt, Kafka/Event Hubs, ADF/Airflow, Terraform, Power BI, data mesh concepts, SCD patterns
• Total experience: 8+ years

Responsibilities

• Partitioning and file layout to match read patterns
• Designing tables for CDC and incremental processing
• Documentation and stakeholder communication
• Databricks Jobs/Workflows: task orchestration, cluster policies, retries, parameters
• Git integration (Repos), CI/CD, and environment promotion

Skills

Databricks

PySpark

Azure Data Factory

Job description

Role description

Senior Data Engineer (Azure Databricks)

Lead II - Data Engineering

Who We Are:

Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.

UST is a mission-driven group of 29,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in more than 30 countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.

With us, you'll create a boundless impact that transforms your career-and the lives of people across the world.

Visit us at UST.com.

You Are:

UST is searching for a Senior Data Engineer with deep understanding of Spark fundamentals: lazy evaluation, transformations vs. actions, partitions, shuffles, joins, and caching.

The opportunity:

• Partitioning and file layout to match read patterns
• Designing tables for CDC and incremental processing
• Documentation and stakeholder communication
• Databricks Jobs/Workflows: task orchestration, cluster policies, retries, parameters
• Git integration (Repos), CI/CD, and environment promotion

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:

• 5+ years building batch and/or streaming pipelines with Spark
• (Nice to have) Performance tuning: broadcast joins, AQE, skew mitigation, shuffle optimization
• (Nice to have) Structured Streaming and Auto Loader for incremental ingestion
• (Nice to have) OPTIMIZE, Z ORDER, VACUUM and retention policies
• (Nice to have) Compaction and small files mitigation strategies
• Nice to have (optional)
• Scala, dbt, Kafka/Event Hubs, ADF/Airflow, Terraform, Power BI, data mesh concepts, SCD patterns
• Total experience: 8+ years

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location:

Alpharetta, Georgia

Compensation Range:

$92,000-$138,000

Benefits:

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.

Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

What we believe:

We proudly embrace the values that have shaped UST since day one. We build our culture of Humility, Humanity, and Integrity. These values inspire us to nurture a people-first, human centric culture that fosters diversity, prioritizes sustainable solutions, and keeps our people and clients at the forefront of all decisions.

Humility:

We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.

Humanity:

Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.

Integrity:

We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.

UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance.

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Skills

Databricks, PySpark, Azure Data Factory

Benefits

Compensation range: $ 92,000.00 to 138,000.00 per year