Lead Databricks Data Engineer - Perficient : Job Details

Perficient is a global AI-first consultancy. Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world's most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI. As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency. We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients. Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what's possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.Perficient currently has a career opportunity for a Lead Databricks Data Engineer to join our team located in the United States. This role is primarily office-based at a local Perficient location, with travel and on-site client engagements expected as needed.Job OverviewAs a Lead Databricks Data Engineer, you are expected to lead the development team and have strong development and programming skills in Python, SQL, Pyspark, Databricks, Notebook Repositories, Medallion Architecture, CI/CD, and ETL platforms associated with Data Lakehouse solutions. You are expected to be experienced and fluent in agile development and agile tools.You will work with architects and infrastructure teams to develop, test, deploy and troubleshoot your code as well as provide input into solutions and design of the system. You will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative high-quality solutions focused on our clients' business needs.About UsThe Perficient Data & Analytics Solutions organization supports a wide variety of clients, technologies, and applications. Our Team members drive innovation in the arena of data and analytics solutions. We work on innovative digital transformation deployment for various clients across the globe. We had explosive growth in the last few years to meet the demands of a massive transition to digital with an AI First approach. Our practice groups include Artificial Intelligence, Analytics, Content Management, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Strategy and Search.Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the technical planning and requirements gathering.
• Serve as a technical lead and mentor. Provide technical support and leadership in the development and continual improvement of service.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with team members.
• Demonstrate the ability to adapt and work with team members of various experience levels.
• Work with the data engineering team to define and develop data ingestion, validation, transformation, and data engineering code.
• Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of scalable batch/streaming data pipelines using Databricks. Data jobs include data ingestion, cleansing, transformation, aggregation, governance, and sharing.
• Define and enforce best practices for Databricks usage, including notebook development, job orchestration, metadata-driven frameworks, data quality checks, and optimization of spark job performance.
• Develop Databricks platform components using Python, SQL, Pyspark, Notebook Repositories (medallion architecture L2, L3, L4), and CI/CD.
• Integrate Databricks solutions with cloud platforms like Azure (ADF, ADLS, Event Hub, Azure DevOps) or AWS (S3, Lamda, Glue).
• Design and implement analytical data models and star schemas for BI and AI usage.
• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to meet data requirements.
• Implement logging, monitoring and exception handling for data workflows.
• Participate in code reviews and CI/CD pipeline development.
• Document code artifacts and participate in developing user documentation and run books
• Troubleshoot deployment to various environments and provide test support.
• Participate in design sessions, demos, and prototype sessions, testing and training workshops with business users and IT associates.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Passionate developer with 8+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a lead or senior data engineer role.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Databricks experience using Python, SQL, Pyspark, Notebook Repositories (medallion architecture L2, L3, L4), CI/CD.
• Minimum 5 years of Databricks experience in developing large scale data processing/data storage/data distribution systems.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud environment.
• Experience with various Notebook Repositories (medallion architecture L2, L3, L4) as well as unit testing frameworks.
• DevOps experience with Databricks CI/CD (Databricks Asset Bundles) and Git
• Minimum 5 years of working with large multi-vendor environment with multiple teams as a part of a project
• Minimum 5 years of working with a complex Big Data/Lakehouse environment
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with JIRA/GitHub/Git and other code management toolsets
• Experience with ELT/ETL development, patterns and tooling is recommended
• Experience with SQL including Postgres, RDBMS platforms
• Experience with various IDE and code repositories as well as unit testing frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution.
• Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus.
• A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected.
• Flexible and adaptable attitude, disciplined to manage multiple responsibilities and adjust to varied environments.
• Ability to produce high quality products within deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

Preferred Skills & Education:

• Certification in Databricks, Spark, AWS, Azure or other cloud platform
• Experience with ETL/ELT data platforms such as Informatica, Data Stage, Fivetran, Matillion, dbt, etc.
• Familiarity with ML capabilities such as MLflow, TensorFlow, or Scikit-learn is a plus
• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Client-facing or consulting experience is highly preferred.

Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.Disability Accommodations: Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $73,008 to $149,880. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.#LI-AN1ABOUT USPerficient is the global AI-first consultancy. Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world's most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI. As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency. We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients. Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what's possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.