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Tenth Revolution Group

Lead Data Engineer Role

Contract · In Office · Arlington, Virginia (USA)

Posted Jul 31, 2026

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  • Senior Data Engineer – Azure Databricks (Contract)
  • Location: Hybrid (U.S.)
  • Duration: 6–9 Month Contract
  • About the Role
  • We're seeking an experienced Data Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines within a modern cloud data platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on developing enterprise data solutions, supporting cloud modernization initiatives, and delivering high-quality datasets for analytics and reporting.
  • Key Responsibilities
  • Design and develop scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, PySpark, and Spark.
  • Build and maintain cloud-based data platforms following modern lakehouse best practices.
  • Develop and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and processing workflows.
  • Integrate data from APIs, databases, cloud storage, and enterprise applications.
  • Support cloud migration and data modernization initiatives.
  • Improve pipeline performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement data quality, monitoring, governance, and CI/CD best practices.
  • Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to deliver reliable data solutions.
  • Required Skills
  • 5+ years of hands-on Databricks experience.
  • Strong experience with PySpark, Apache Spark, SQL, and Delta Lake.
  • Experience building enterprise ETL/ELT pipelines.
  • Experience working within Azure-based data platforms.
  • Experience integrating data from APIs and enterprise systems.
  • Familiarity with Git-based development and CI/CD processes.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, data architecture, and cloud data engineering.
  • Nice to Have
  • Delta Live Tables (DLT)
  • Unity Catalog or other data governance tools
  • Airflow
  • dbt
  • Experience with cloud migration initiatives
  • Exposure to AWS or GCP
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale data platforms

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Lead Data Engineer Role

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