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# Data Engineer (AVANADE)

- **Company:** BCforward
- **Location:** Pleasanton, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $104,000.0 - $122,346.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Migration, Data Warehousing, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Release Management, Cloud Services, Migration Manager, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Azure Data Factory, Informatica Powercenter, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Databricks
- **Published:** August 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/92b58b55-cfb0-4aa8-92f0-b57846b2351a

## About the Role

We are seeking an Onshore Technical Lead to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Databricks, PySpark, Python, Spark SQL, and Informatica and a proven ability to lead complex data platform modernization and migration initiatives from legacy Oracle and Informatica platforms to Databricks., * Proficiency with Databricks, PySpark, Python, and Spark SQL.

 * Hands-on experience with Informatica PowerCenter and Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS).
 * Strong knowledge of Oracle Database, SQL, and ETL/Data Warehouse concepts.
 * Demonstrated experience leading data modernization or cloud migration programs with offshore coordination.
 * Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
 * Experience level: 10+ years in Data Engineering/ETL with at least 3+ years leading Databricks migration or modernization initiatives.

Preferred Skills:

 * Experience with Azure Data Platform services such as ADF, ADLS, and Synapse.
 * Knowledge of Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Databricks Workflows.
 * Experience with ETL conversion and data migration automation tools.

## Description

* Lead end-to-end migration of ETL, data integration, and data warehousing workloads from Informatica PowerCenter/IICS and Oracle to Databricks.
 * Coordinate daily activities with offshore development teams and provide technical guidance across the project lifecycle.
 * Collaborate with business, architecture, and data teams to define migration strategy, priorities, and roadmap.
 * Review solution designs, code, data models, and migration approaches to ensure adherence to best practices.
 * Drive issue resolution, risk management, status reporting, and stakeholder communications.
 * Support effort estimation, sprint planning, release management, testing, and production deployments.
 * Ensure data quality, performance optimization, and successful validation of migrated workloads.
 * Support ongoing enhancement work on Informatica and Oracle.


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