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Senior Databricks Data Engineer / Solutions Architect

Contract · In Office · Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)

Posted Sep 30, 2026

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We’re looking for a **Senior Databricks Data Engineer / Solutions Architect** to own an **Azure Databricks Lakehouse** from data ingestion and engineering through governed data products, **Power BI**, and **AI/RAG** solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • • Architect **Medallion Lakehouse** solutions using Azure Databricks, Delta Lake & Unity Catalog
  • • Build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using **PySpark, Spark SQL & ADF**, including CDC and data validation
  • • Design **dimensional models, data marts & Power BI** solutions
  • • Integrate data from databases, **REST APIs, SharePoint & SFTP**
  • • Build **GenAI/RAG** solutions using Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, FastAPI & Streamlit
  • • Develop **Azure DevOps CI/CD** pipelines and support Terraform across environments
  • • Develop, schedule & monitor **Python jobs on Databricks**
  • • Tune **Azure SQL / SQL Server** for performance, security & reliability
  • • Implement data quality, lineage, governance & **RBAC**
  • • Lead migrations from **on-prem SQL Server, SSIS & SSRS**

Required Skills

  • 🔹 **8+ years** in Data Engineering / BI with **3+ years of Azure Databricks**
  • 🔹 Strong **Databricks, Spark SQL, T-SQL & query optimization**
  • 🔹 **Python, PySpark, SQL/T-SQL, Delta Lake**
  • 🔹 **ADF, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL & Synapse**
  • 🔹 Medallion Architecture & Dimensional Modeling
  • 🔹 **Power BI – DAX, Power Query & RLS**
  • 🔹 Azure DevOps CI/CD
  • 🔹 Strong database administration, performance tuning & security experience
  • 🔹 Excellent stakeholder communication

Nice to Have: Databricks Data Engineer Professional, DP-203, AZ-305, Microsoft Fabric/OneLake, Terraform, **RAG/Vector Search/Embeddings**, or public-sector/regulated-environment experience.

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Senior Databricks Data Engineer / Solutions Architect

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