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University of Maryland Global Campus

3501 University Blvd E, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA

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Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Data Strategy

Full-time, Exempt Regular, Pay Grade 4.2

Location: Hybrid

A skilled, hands-on Data Engineer responsible for designing, building, deploying, and operating enterprise data ingestion, transformation, and delivery pipelines within a Databricks Lakehouse environment. The role focuses on data integration and interoperability, enabling secure and reliable access to curated datasets for analytics, applications, and machine learning use cases.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, test, and operate scalable batch and streaming data ingestion and transformation pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Python, and SQL.
  • Implement data integration workflows that ingest and process data from diverse internal and external sources, including databases, files, REST APIs, and streaming platforms, in alignment with established architectural standards.
  • Develop, maintain, and document curated datasets and data products that support analytics, reporting, and downstream application and machine learning use cases.
  • Package, version, and deploy data pipelines using Databricks Asset Bundles, adhering to established CI/CD processes and environment promotion practices (development, test, production).
  • Apply data quality validation, monitoring, and observability controls to ensure data accuracy, pipeline reliability, and compliance with defined service-level objectives.
  • Implement and maintain access controls, authentication, and authorization using Unity Catalog in accordance with enterprise data governance and security requirements.
  • Monitor pipeline performance and resource utilization, perform routine tuning, and support incident resolution and root-cause analysis for production data workflows.
  • Collaborate with platform, analytics, and governance teams to clarify data requirements, resolve integration issues, and support data consumers.

Competencies:

  • Technical execution and problem solving
  • Attention to detail and data quality
  • Collaboration within cross-functional teams
  • Accountability for operational stability

Skills:

  • Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake
  • SQL and Python
  • Batch and streaming ingestion patterns
  • Federated data access and APIs
  • Unity Catalog and governance

Education & Experience Requirements

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Experience:
5+ years of hands-on data engineering experience supporting production data pipelines.

Preferred Experience Requirements

Education:
Master's degree preferred.

Experience:
Large-scale governed data environments.

Certifications:
Databricks certifications preferred.

All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

Hiring Range:

$112,000.00 - $127,000.00

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