Position : Databricks SME with Azure Infrastructure.

Location : 100% Remote (Offshore for Any Country out of USA).

Preferred : Independent Consultant.

Duration : 6+ Months (Will be a Long Term Contract).

JOB DESCRIPTION : Databricks Hands-on SME Engineer.

- Architect, configure, and optimize Databricks Pipelines for large-scale data processing within an Azure Data Lakehouse environment.

- Set up and manage Azure infrastructure components including Databricks Workspaces, Azure Containers (AKS/ACI), Storage Accounts, and Networking.

- Design and implement a monitoring and observability framework using tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Prometheus/Grafana.

- Collaborate with platform and data engineering teams to enable microservices-based architecture for scalable and modular data solutions.

- Drive automation and CI/CD practices using Terraform, ARM templates, and GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps.

Required Skills & Experience :.

- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark.

- Deep understanding of Azure services : Resource Manager, AKS, ACR, Key Vault, and Networking.

- Proven experience in microservices architecture and container orchestration.

- Expertise in infrastructure-as-code, scripting (Python, Bash), and DevOps tooling.

- Familiarity with data governance, security, and cost optimization in cloud environments.

Bonus :.

- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka/Event Grid).

- Knowledge of data mesh principles and distributed data ownership.