Databricks Machine Learning Lead

Our talented Data & AI Practice is made up of globally recognized experts - and there's room for more analytical and ambitious data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients make better data-driven decisions to tackle their most complex business issues, let's talk. Take your skills to a new level and launch a career where you can truly do what matters.

Come join us
The Databricks M/L Technical Lead is a senior, hands-on role responsible for the design, development, and delivery of highly scalable, secure, and performant data solutions on the
Databricks Lakehouse Platform
. It is expected to provide technical leadership to a team of engineers, defining coding standards, implementing architectural patterns, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality data products.

Skills And Experiences
**Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in machine learning, data science, or MLOps, with at least 4+ years focused specifically on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
• Expert proficiency in Python and PySpark/Scala for large-scale data processing and machine learning.
• Deep understanding and practical experience with Delta Lake architecture and optimization techniques.
• Proven expertise implementing MLOps principles using MLflow (Tracking, Registry, Projects, and Deployment).

Preferred Skills & Certifications

• Experience with Databricks features like Databricks Workflows, and Unity Catalog.
• Experience with streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles).

• Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional certified.
  About You**
  Characteristics that can spell success for this role

• Consultative, collaborative, curious

• Resilient, adaptable, flexible
• Humble leader, strong negotiator, relationship builder
• Passionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients

What You'll Do

• Lead the Design: Define and implement robust data architectures utilizing the Databricks ecosystem, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Machine Learning Models and Databricks Workflows.
• Hands-on Development: Serve as the most senior developer, writing high-quality, production-grade code in PySpark/Scala and SQL for complex batch and streaming ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Performance Optimization: Lead performance tuning and optimization efforts for large-scale Spark jobs, ensuring efficient cluster utilization and cost management
• Standards & Best Practices: Define and enforce technical standards, code quality, testing frameworks (unit, integration), and DataOps/CI/CD pipelines for the engineering team.

Learn more
To learn more about the types of projects our Data & AI team works on check out these case studies:

• thyssenkrupp Materials Services uses data to help strike a delicate operational balance
• What matters to SSE Renewables is innovating for a sustainable future
• Hachette UK enables employees with machine learning-driven contract searches
• Marston Holdings identifies significant cloud savings

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Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

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A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look

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Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously
• Learning and pivoting

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• Empowering every voice
• Encouraging boldness
• Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client
• Prioritizing what matters
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