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Ernst & Young

Provides consulting, assurance, and tax services

Data Engineer Tech Lead

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A master's-level (BAC+5) qualification from a computer science program or engineering school, and at least 6 years of Data Engineering experience, including at least one concrete Tech Lead experience.
  • Expertise in Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Databricks notebooks and jobs, Lakehouse architecture, Kubernetes, and Docker.
  • Significant experience designing and industrializing Data Engineering solutions on Databricks, ideally using Azure Databricks, AWS, or GCP, with expertise in Unity Catalog, security mechanisms, and data governance.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and PySpark; Scala and Java are complementary advantages.
  • Expertise in DevOps principles, CI/CD tools, and Infrastructure as Code approaches applied to Databricks.
  • Previous experience as a technical referent or Tech Lead, supervising development teams and managing technically demanding projects.
  • Ability to design robust, secure, performant, and scalable Lakehouse architectures while considering business needs, cost, performance, and security requirements.
  • Ability to make strategic technical decisions while involving the team and accounting for project constraints.
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and propose solutions balancing technical and functional needs.
  • Knowledge of current technology trends and ability to share discoveries with the team.
  • Comfort with integrating Databricks into a modern data ecosystem, including orchestration, streaming, APIs, business intelligence, MLOps, and cloud services.
  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional certification is expected; Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate is the minimum certification level.
  • Good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Support the definition and validation of use cases through workshops with clients’ business and IT stakeholders.
  • Define and implement Databricks Data Lakehouse architectures in collaboration with Product Owners and technical or application architects.
  • Design and industrialize pipelines using Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Databricks Workflows, and Delta Live Tables/Lakeflow, ensuring performance, resilience, and observability.
  • Establish governance, security, access controls through Unity Catalog, and development, deployment, and operations standards for the platform.
  • Lead CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices for Databricks in Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.
  • Manage technical backlogs for Data projects in close collaboration with Product Owners and participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily meetings, demos, and retrospectives.
  • Contribute directly to Databricks development, including data ingestion, transformation, quality improvement, enrichment, and exposure; ensure delivery quality through code review, optimization, refactoring, and good practices.
  • Supervise and coach development teams in their work and in adopting and following good practices.
  • Study and evaluate Databricks platform updates and new technology components for suitability and integration into existing Data architectures.
  • Participate in selecting and evaluating candidates identified to reinforce development teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Azure Databricks, AWS, or GCP is ideal.
  • Scala and Java are complementary advantages.
  • Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional or Databricks Certified Generative AI Engineer Associate certifications are appreciated depending on assignments.

About the Company

Ernst & Young

Provides consulting, assurance, and tax services

EY (Ernst & Young) is a global professional services firm that provides consulting, assurance, tax, and transaction advisory services across industries such as energy, healthcare, financial services, and real estate. Its work centers on helping clients solve critical business challenges by offering high-value advisory support in areas like supply chain, cybersecurity, sustainability, and digital transformation; revenue comes from fees for consulting, audit, and advisory services. What sets EY apart is its breadth of services across multiple disciplines, deep industry knowledge, and emphasis on thought leadership and research to inform clients’ strategic decisions. The firm aims to help organizations improve operational efficiency, navigate regulatory environments, and stay ahead of market trends by delivering practical, evidence-based guidance and execution support.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1991

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