Senior Data Platform Lead
Core
Own and evolve the organization's core data platform, driving engineering excellence across Databricks, Fabric, and the broader technical data ecosystem.
Role type
Senior IC data platform lead (technical leadership)
Builds
Enterprise data platform, data products, and strategic data programs
Domain
Enterprise data engineering, cloud data infrastructure, security services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog), lakehouse architecture, cloud-native data infrastructure, team leadership, data governance, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, data integration patterns, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Data mesh concepts, MLflow, Feature Store, Databricks Model Serving, event streaming (Kafka, Event Hubs), ETL/ELT tooling (dbt, ADF, Fivetran)
Technologies
Databricks, Fabric, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, Kafka, Event Hubs, dbt, ADF, Fivetran
Responsibilities
Own technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for the data platform; Lead platform reliability, performance, and scalability; Manage and develop a team of 4-7 data/platform engineers; Act as primary technical point of contact for data platform demand; Lead design of data integration patterns and connectivity; Contribute to strategic data programs and executive presentations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
