ETL/Data Engineer

Orion Innovation is a premier, award‑winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game‑changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, e‑commerce, and education. Role Summary We are seeking a Technical ETL Lead to design, build, and manage scalable data pipelines and modern data platforms using Databricks and cloud‑based data lakes. This role will play a critical part in delivering data solutions that support analytics, reporting, and AI initiatives. Key Responsibilities Data Engineering Leadership Lead design and implementation of ETL/ELT pipelines on cloud platforms Drive best practices for scalable, reliable, and high‑performance data solutions Provide technical leadership and mentoring to data engineers Databricks & Data Platform Development Build and optimize data pipelines using Azure Databricks Design and manage Data Lake architectures (Lakehouse preferred) Develop reusable frameworks for ingestion, transformation, and orchestration Architecture & Design Define data models, integration patterns, and storage strategies Ensure data quality, governance, and security across pipelines Optimize performance and cost across large‑scale data processing systems Collaboration & Delivery Work with business, analytics, and application teams to define data requirements Partner with cloud, DevOps, and architecture teams for platform integration Automation & AI Enablement Incorporate automation, AI/ML pipelines, and agentic workflows Build intelligent data pipelines with monitoring and self‑healing capabilities Experience 8+ years in Data Engineering / ETL development 2–3+ years in a lead or senior technical role Skills Required Strong experience with: Azure Databricks (Spark, PySpark) Data Lakes (Azure Data Lake Storage) ETL/ELT frameworks and distributed data processing SQL, Python (preferred), and data modeling Cloud & Tools Azure ecosystem (ADF, Synapse, Databricks) CI/CD pipelines for data workflows Data governance and monitoring tools Soft Skills Strong problem‑solving and communication skills Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions Preferred Experience Large‑scale enterprise data platform implementation Experience with real‑time streaming (Kafka/Event Hub) Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and advanced analytics Experience in regulated/audit environments Key Differentiator Ability to build modern, AI‑enabled data platforms with strong automation and scalability Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr