Principal Data Engineer (Databricks & Azure)

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; hybrid work with onsite and remote components.

Company

hirify.global delivers outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America.

What you will do

• Lead delivery of data analytics solutions using Azure data lake architecture and Databricks engineering in a high-volume environment.
• Architect and implement scalable Azure-based data lake solutions.
• Establish roadmaps for Qlik Replicate, Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog.
• Lead data transformation pipelines using Delta Live Tables and Structured Streaming.
• Optimize Databricks resources for performance and cost, and monitor production pipeline performance.
• Establish data governance, security, quality, lineage, and metadata management practices while mentoring teams and translating technical challenges into executive-level actions.

Requirements

• 15–17 years of IT experience with cloud-based analytics delivery.
• Proficiency in Azure ADF, ADLS, Databricks, Stream Analytics, Delta Live Tables, and Synapse.
• Advanced SQL plus Python, Scala, or Spark SQL.
• Experience with scalable ETL pipelines, data workflow optimization, and cloud migration.

Nice to have

• Azure Data Engineering or Databricks certification.
• Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Power BI or QlikSense.
• AI, ML, NLP, or GenAI experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining onsite and remote work.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, dental, vision, spending account, life insurance, and voluntary plan coverage.
• Participation in a 401(k) plan is available to eligible employees.
• Equal opportunity employment practices apply.