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DATABRICKS STRATEGY & MIGRATION LEAD
IN Saint Louis, MO, USA!

 

Date Posted: 02/26/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 497607
Industry: Education
Job Title: Databricks Strategy & Migration Lead
Job Location: Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63110
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Need to be determined
Shift: M-F 8-5
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 6
Min Hourly Rate($): 65.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 70.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: Azure, Data Factory, Databricks, PySpark
Experience Desired: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Spark (5-10 yrs); PySpark, SQL, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake architecture. (5-10 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Education: Associate’s Degree

**C2C is not available**

 

Job Description
Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree/ associate degree



We are seeking a Databricks Expert to lead the architectural setup and migration strategy for our data platform. The primary objective is to transition our existing Azure Data Factory (ADF) orchestration and transformation logic into a robust, scalable Databricks Lakehouse environment while establishing long-term best practices for our internal team.



Required Experience:

• Platform Governance & Setup: Define and implement best practices for Unity Catalog, workspace security, compute policies, and cost management (FinOps).



• Migration Strategy: Audit current ADF pipelines and design a phased migration plan to Delta Live Tables (DLT) or PySpark-based workflows.



• CI/CD & DevOps: Establish automated deployment pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions) for Databricks notebooks and libraries.



• Framework Development: Build reusable templates for data ingestion (Bronze), cleaning (Silver), and business modeling (Gold).



• Documentation: Create comprehensive technical documentation covering architectural decisions, naming conventions, and operational runbooks.



• Knowledge Transfer: Mentor the existing data team on Databricks-native development patterns to ensure a seamless handoff at 6 months.



Required Skills

• Expertise: 5+ years of experience with Spark/Databricks and 3+ years specifically within the Azure ecosystem.



• Migration Experience: Proven track record of migrating legacy ETL/ADF workloads to Databricks.



• Deep Knowledge: Advanced proficiency in PySpark, SQL, Unity Catalog, and Delta Lake architecture.



• Orchestration: Experience replacing ADF-heavy logic with Databricks Workflows or Airflow.
  • **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

  • **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**


 

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