The Planet Group

Job Description

Duration - 6 months Contract to Hire

Location - 3 days hybrid in Irving, TX

Rate - 70-81/hour W2

USC/GC/H4EAD and GC EAD candidates only - client will not sponsor/transfer H1B

Lead Data Engineer - Azure / Databricks / ADF

Seeking a Lead Data Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for the enterprise’s Internal Analytics Platform — the single source of truth for data and reporting. This hands-on leadership role focuses on Azure, Databricks, ADF, SQL, ETL, and data lake architectures, ensuring scalable, high-quality data solutions that power analytics and decision-making. Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale data engineering solutions.
• Drive architecture across Databricks, Azure Data Factory, SQL, and data lake/delta lake environments.
• Build and optimize ETL pipelines and data models to support analytics and reporting.
• Implement CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Pulumi) for deployment automation.
• Mentor engineers, enforce coding standards, and promote best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure performance, reliability, and data integrity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional data engineering experience with proven technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in Azure ecosystem (Databricks, ADF, Key Vault, SQL, ADLS Gen2).
• Strong skills in SQL, Python, and PySpark for data ingestion, transformation, and curation.
• Experience designing data/delta lake and medallion architectures.
• Hands-on experience building scalable ETL pipelines and handling large data volumes.
• Proficiency with CI/CD and IaC tools (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Familiarity with Power BI/Tableau and Agile development practices.

Success in This Role

You’ll be the go-to technical leader for data design and performance across Azure and Databricks, guiding teams toward scalable, efficient solutions and a trusted analytics platform.

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