Staff Engineer - Senior Data Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nagarro is seeking an experienced Data & AI Architect to design scalable, secure, and governed data and AI solutions across the enterprise. The role focuses on Databricks, AWS, and modern data platforms, with hands-on work in PySpark, SQL, and GenAI capabilities to enable data products and AI agents.

The ideal candidate will define architecture patterns, govern data pipelines, and collaborate with data engineers, scientists, and stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions

Qualifications

• 8+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Cloud Architecture.
• 4+ years of experience with Databricks and modern cloud data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and modern data/AI technologies.
• Strong experience in Databricks architecture and development.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud platform and services.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Data Architecture.
• Strong experience with PySpark and SQL.
• Experience with AWS Bedrock and GenAI/AI-agent solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, data governance, DBMS, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Experience in ETL/data pipeline architecture and development.
• Experience with SQL query optimization and performance tuning.
• Exposure to designing and consuming REST/API-based integrations.
• Experience in designing and enabling enterprise data products.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable enterprise data architectures using Databricks and AWS platforms.
• Define data architecture patterns covering data ingestion, processing, storage, transformation, serving, and consumption.
• Design and optimize data models, data marts, data warehouses, and enterprise data platforms.
• Establish and implement data governance, security, quality, lineage, and access-control frameworks. Develop and optimize data processing pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and ETL frameworks. Work with Databricks capabilities for data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and data product enablement.
• Design cloud-native and serverless solutions on AWS using appropriate AWS services.
• Architect and integrate solutions using APIs and API-based data integrations.
• Work with AWS Bedrock to design and enable GenAI and AI-agent-based solutions.
• Provide architecture guidance for AI Agents, Databricks Genie, and enterprise GenAI use cases.
• Design solutions that enable reusable, scalable, and governed data products for business and analytical consumption.
• Perform SQL query optimization, performance tuning, and data-processing optimization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Define architecture standards, reusable patterns, technical documentation, and best practices.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance to development teams on architecture, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise security, governance, compliance, and cloud architecture standards.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Architecture

Cloud Architecture

Databricks

AWS

PySpark

SQL

GenAI

AI Agents

Tools

Databricks

Databricks Genie

APIs

AWS

Job description

We are a Digital Product Engineering company that is scaling in a big way! We build products, services, and experiences that inspire, excite, and delight. We work on a scale across all devices and digital mediums, and our people exist everywhere in the world (18000 plus experts across 40 countries, to be exact). Our work culture is dynamic and non-hierarchical. We are looking for great new colleagues. That is where you come in!

Job Description

Job Summary:

• We are looking for an experienced Data & AI Architect with strong expertise in Databricks, AWS, Enterprise Data Architecture, PySpark, and AWS Bedrock.
• The candidate will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and governed data and AI solutions across the enterprise.
• The role requires a strong understanding of modern data platforms, data modelling, data governance, data products, ETL, APIs, and cloud-native/serverless architectures, along with hands‑on experience in emerging GenAI, AI Agents, AWS Bedrock, and Databricks Genie capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable enterprise data architectures using Databricks and AWS platforms.
• Define data architecture patterns covering data ingestion, processing, storage, transformation, serving, and consumption.
• Design and optimize data models, data marts, data warehouses, and enterprise data platforms.
• Establish and implement data governance, security, quality, lineage, and access‑control frameworks. Develop and optimize data processing pipelines using PySpark, SQL, and ETL frameworks. Work with Databricks capabilities for data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and data product enablement.
• Design cloud‑native and serverless solutions on AWS using appropriate AWS services.
• Architect and integrate solutions using APIs and API‑based data integrations.
• Work with AWS Bedrock to design and enable GenAI and AI‑agent‑based solutions.
• Provide architecture guidance for AI Agents, Databricks Genie, and enterprise GenAI use cases.
• Design solutions that enable reusable, scalable, and governed data products for business and analytical consumption.
• Perform SQL query optimization, performance tuning, and data‑processing optimization.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, Data Scientists, AI/ML Engineers, Product Owners, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Define architecture standards, reusable patterns, technical documentation, and best practices.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide guidance to development teams on architecture, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise security, governance, compliance, and cloud architecture standards.
  

Qualifications

Must have skills :

• 8+ years of overall experience in Data Engineering / Data Architecture / Cloud Architecture.
• 4+ years of experience with Databricks and modern cloud data platforms.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS and modern data/AI technologies.
• Strong experience in Databricks architecture and development.
• Strong hands‑on experience with AWS cloud platform and services.
• Strong understanding of Enterprise Data Architecture.
• Strong experience with PySpark and SQL.
• Experience with AWS Bedrock and GenAI/AI‑agent solutions.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, data governance, DBMS, data warehouses, and data marts.
• Experience in ETL/data pipeline architecture and development.
• Experience with SQL query optimization and performance tuning.
• Exposure to designing and consuming REST/API‑based integrations.
• Experience in designing and enabling enterprise data products.

Good‑to‑Have Skills:

• Understanding of serverless architecture and cloud‑native design patterns.
• Experience with Databricks Genie / Genie Spaces. Experience with AI Agents / Agentic AI frameworks and architectures.
• Experience with AWS serverless services such as Lambda, API Gateway, Glue, Step Functions, and related services.
• Experience with Delta Lake / Lakehouse architecture.
• Knowledge of Data Catalog, metadata management, lineage, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices for data and AI platforms.
• Exposure to LLM application architecture, RAG, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
• Experience working in large‑scale enterprise data transformation or modernization programs.
• Experience Strong experience in designing and delivering enterprise‑scale data solutions.
• Experience leading technical discussions and working with cross‑functional stakeholders.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: Nagarro is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or marital status.

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