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Azure Databricks Engineer

Zorba Consulting
Multiple Locations
5 - 10 Years

Posted on: 31/01/2026

Job Description

Description :


Industry & Sector : Cloud Data & Analytics consulting focused on Microsoft Azure delivering enterprise data platforms, analytics, and AI-ready data lakes for customers across financial services, retail, and technology.

- We build production-grade, secure, and highly performant data pipelines and analytics solutions.

Primary Title : Azure Databricks Engineer.

Location : India On-site (client-delivery focused).

Role & Responsibilities :

- Design, build and maintain scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines on Azure Databricks using PySpark and Apache Spark for batch and streaming workloads.

- Implement and optimize Delta Lake architectures (schema evolution, partitioning, compaction, time travel) to ensure reliable data lakes and high query performance.

- Integrate Databricks jobs with Azure Data Factory for orchestration; implement parameterized pipelines, job scheduling, and failure/retry strategies.

- Ingest and transform data from ADLS Gen2, Event Hubs/Streaming sources, and relational systems; define data models and efficient Parquet/Delta storage strategies.

- Establish CI/CD practices for notebooks and infrastructure using Git and Azure DevOps; automate deployments, unit tests, and environment promotion.

- Monitor and tune Spark job performance, troubleshoot production issues, and build observability (logging, metrics, alerts) and runbooks to meet SLAs.

Skills & Qualifications :

Must-Have :

- 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering data engineering solutions on Azure with strong expertise in Azure Databricks and Apache Spark (PySpark).

- Proven experience with Delta Lake, data modeling, partitioning strategies, and Spark performance tuning.

- Practical knowledge integrating Databricks with Azure Data Factory and ADLS Gen2 for end-to-end ETL/ELT workflows.

- Proficiency in SQL and Python notebook development; experience with Git-based source control and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.

- Experience operating production data platforms : monitoring, alerting, job orchestration, and creating operational runbooks.

- Ability to work onsite in India and collaborate directly with cross-functional engineering and client teams.

Preferred :

- Experience with Scala and building streaming data pipelines.

- Familiarity with Apache Airflow, Azure Synapse Analytics, or Terraform for orchestration and infra-as-code.

- Databricks or Azure data engineering certifications (Databricks Certified / Azure Data Engineer Associate) a plus.

Benefits & Culture Highlights :

- Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale Azure data platforms and cross-industry analytics projects with on-site delivery teams.

- Structured learning and certification support, mentorship, and clear career progression for data engineers.

- Collaborative, delivery-oriented culture with emphasis on engineering excellence and operational reliability.

If you are an experienced Azure Databricks engineer who thrives on building production-grade data platforms and can commit to an on-site delivery model in India, we'd love to hear from you.

Join a high-impact team delivering cloud-scale analytics solutions.


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