Senior Databricks Engineer

Senior Databricks Engineer - Long Term

Mission - Full Remote Avanda is a Swiss IT Consultancy. We are currently looking for a Senior Databricks Engineer to join our international team at our global end client. This is a long-term opportunity.

You can work remotely with a few business trips to Zurich, CH. THE ROLE You will join a B2B Sales Data Aggregation programme built on Databricks. The goal is to unify CRM data from Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Excel/SharePoint into a single harmonised platform and deliver high-quality data products and KPI dashboards for senior leadership.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES Design and build ETL pipelines and CDC/incremental connectors for Salesforce & Dynamics 365 using Databricks-native patterns (Auto Loader / Structured Streaming / Jobs) Implement Bronze → Silver transformations using Delta Lake and reusable SQL/Notebook templates Develop PySpark notebooks and apply Delta Lake optimisations (compaction, Z-order, caching) Build automated data-quality checks and deliver KPI dashboards for C-level stakeholders Set up monitoring, alerting, and job orchestration (Databricks Jobs / Observability) Document architecture and data lineage (Unity Catalog / Delta time-travel)

Requirements 5+ years of data engineering experience 3+ years with Databricks and Delta Lake Strong PySpark / Python and SQL skills Proven experience integrating Salesforce & Dynamics 365 (APIs, CDC, Bulk API) Solid background in data modelling, ETL design, and incremental/CDC approaches Experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks workspace administration Experience building data quality frameworks and monitoring English mandatory; German is a plus