Azure Senior Data Technical Specialist
Skills
About the role
This is a senior Azure data engineering role at HCL Technologies, built around end-to-end ownership of Databricks-based pipelines. It suits an experienced data engineer who can architect Azure data platforms and lead technical discussions with junior engineers and business stakeholders. The posting lists the role as remote-eligible with 5-10 years of experience expected.
What you’ll do
- Lead design and implementation of enterprise data solutions using Azure Databricks
- Architect and optimize end-to-end pipelines across ADF, Databricks and Synapse
- Drive ingestion, transformation and integration strategy across multiple sources
- Guide junior engineers and project teams on technical approach
- Translate business needs from stakeholders into scalable solutions
- Optimize performance, cost and reliability of the Azure data platform
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and governance through Azure DevOps
- Uphold data quality, security and compliance standards
- Contribute to solution architecture and design reviews
What they’re looking for
- Strong expertise in Azure Databricks implementation and optimization
- Experience with Azure Data Factory for complex pipeline orchestration
- Working knowledge of Azure Synapse Analytics and ADLS Gen2
- Azure DevOps experience for CI/CD
- Deep understanding of ETL/ELT frameworks and data modeling
- Advanced SQL and relational database skills
- Performance tuning experience on large-scale data processing
- Hands-on Python and Spark, PySpark preferred
- Experience contributing to solution design and architecture discussions
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT or a related field
Nice to have
- Client-facing or consulting background
- Exposure to data governance, security and compliance frameworks
- Knowledge of streaming data with Kafka or Event Hub
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum
- Azure Data Engineering or Databricks certification
Questions about this role
How many years of experience do I need?
The posting asks for 5-10 years of experience.
Is this role remote?
The listing marks the role as remote.
What's the core tech stack?
Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, ADLS Gen2, Python and PySpark.
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