Sr Data Engineer- Databricks
iLink Digital
Date: 11 hours ago
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
About The Company
iLink is a Global Software Solution Provider and Systems Integrator, delivers next-generation technology solutions to help clients solve complex business challenges, improve organizational effectiveness, increase business productivity, realize sustainable enterprise value and transform your business inside-out. iLink integrates software systems and develops custom applications, components, and frameworks on the latest platforms for IT departments, commercial accounts, application services providers (ASP) and independent software vendors (ISV). iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industries and functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, oil and gas, education, and life sciences. iLink’s expertise includes Cloud Computing & Application Modernization, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Mobility, Portal, collaboration & Social Employee Engagement, Embedded Systems and User Experience design etc.
What makes iLink Systems' offerings unique is the fact that we use pre-created frameworks, designed to accelerate software development and implementation of business processes for our clients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators), both industry-specific and horizontal, that can be easily customized and enhanced to meet your current business challenges.
Requirements
We are looking for a skilled and passionate Data Engineer to join our team, with strong expertise in Azure Databricks, AI/ML pipelines, and modern data engineering practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and building scalable data solutions that power analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
iLink is a Global Software Solution Provider and Systems Integrator, delivers next-generation technology solutions to help clients solve complex business challenges, improve organizational effectiveness, increase business productivity, realize sustainable enterprise value and transform your business inside-out. iLink integrates software systems and develops custom applications, components, and frameworks on the latest platforms for IT departments, commercial accounts, application services providers (ASP) and independent software vendors (ISV). iLink solutions are used in a broad range of industries and functions, including healthcare, telecom, government, oil and gas, education, and life sciences. iLink’s expertise includes Cloud Computing & Application Modernization, Data Management & Analytics, Enterprise Mobility, Portal, collaboration & Social Employee Engagement, Embedded Systems and User Experience design etc.
What makes iLink Systems' offerings unique is the fact that we use pre-created frameworks, designed to accelerate software development and implementation of business processes for our clients. iLink has over 60 frameworks (solution accelerators), both industry-specific and horizontal, that can be easily customized and enhanced to meet your current business challenges.
Requirements
We are looking for a skilled and passionate Data Engineer to join our team, with strong expertise in Azure Databricks, AI/ML pipelines, and modern data engineering practices. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and building scalable data solutions that power analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Azure Databricks, PySpark, and Python.
- Build and optimize data workflows that support AI/ML model training and inference.
- Integrate structured and unstructured data from various sources into a centralized data platform.
- Work closely with Data Scientists and ML Engineers to productionize ML models.
- Ensure data quality, governance, and security across all stages of data processing.
- Participate in the development and implementation of MLOps practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies.
- Monitor, debug, and optimize performance of data pipelines in cloud environments.
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure Databricks and PySpark.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python for data processing.
- Good understanding of AI/ML model lifecycle and integration into pipelines.
- Experience in working with Delta Lake, Lakehouse architecture, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with MLOps tools such as MLflow, DVC, or similar.
- Knowledge of data orchestration tools like Airflow, Data Factory, or similar.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably Azure).
- Exposure to CI/CD for data pipelines and ML models.
- Experience in real-time/streaming data processing (e.g., using Kafka, Spark Streaming).
- Exposure to DevOps tools and automation for data and ML.
- Knowledge of data security, compliance, and governance best practices.
- Azure certifications (e.g., DP-203, AI-102) are a plus.
- Competitive salaries
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance
- 401K With Generous Company Match
- Paid Vacation and Personal Leave
- Pre-Paid Commute Options
- Employee Referral Bonuses
- Performance Based Bonuses
- Flexible Work Options & Fun Culture
- Continuing Education Reimbursements
- In-House Technology Training
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