Data Bricks Migration and Support engineer

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Seattle, WA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
$120,000.0 - $140,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Artificial Intelligence Airflow Amazon Web Services Data Analysis Big Data Cloud Computing Cloud Storage Encodings Continuous Integration Data Cleansing Data Governance
+35 more
Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Transformation Data Migration IBM InfoSphere DataStage Software Debugging DevOps Memory Management Apache Hive Identity and Access Management Python (Programming Language) Network Security Performance Tuning Query Optimization Software Deployment SQL Databases Data Streaming Data Ingestion Azure Data Factory Sql Optimization Delivery Pipeline Apache Spark Git Data Lakes Pyspark Core Data Information Technology Data Lineage Deployment Automation Machine Learning Operations Restful APIs Code Restructuring Software Version Control Serverless Computing Databricks

Job description

Support post-migration environment from IBM DataStage to Databricks Incident & Lifecycle Management

  • CI/CD Deployment: Support code deployments across Development, Test, and Production environments using Databricks Repos and REST APIs

  • Monitoring & Alerting: Set up monitoring via Databricks System Tables and observability tools to catch job failures, data anomalies, or latency spikes early

Pipeline Maintenance & Orchestration

  • Workflow Management: Transition from DataStage job sequences to native data bricks workflows for scheduling, dependency tracking, and alerts

  • ETL Refactoring: Troubleshoot and fix issues in generated PySpark or Spark SQL code that replaced legacy DataStage Transformer or Lookup stages

  • Streaming & Batch Integration: Support ongoing data ingestion using data bricks autoloader to process files continuously from cloud storage

Performance Tuning & Cost Optimization

  • Compute Management: Monitor and configure serverless or classic clusters to prevent over-provisioning

  • Query Optimization: Analyze Spark execution plans. Replace inefficient row-by-row processing logic (a common DataStage carryover) with vectorized operations and native Spark functions

  • Storage Optimization: Maintain Delta Lake tables by enforcing layout optimization ((ZORDER)

Data Governance & Security

  • Access Control: Implement granular permissions, column-masking, and row-level filters using Data bricks unity catalog to replace DataStage’s legacy security policies

  • Data Quality: Utilize Delta Live Tables (DLT) to build pipelines with built-in, declarative data quality expectations and monitoring

Requirements

Do you have experience in Workflow management (operations management method)?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Successfully executed a data migration or modernization to Data Bricks, preferably IBM Data Stage to Data Bricks on AWS

  • Should have Experience in handling Large Migrations to Data Bricks.

  • Should have good analytical skills to compare the legacy and modern data platform end to end right from source to target.

  • Good understanding of DataBricks implementation of Medallion layer architecture.

  • Independently Lead and Managed large Data Bricks migrations.

  • CI/CD Integration: Implement version control (e.g., Git) and automated deployment processes for Databricks assets

Technical and architectural skills required are below. Core Data Engineering Languages

  • Experience in Advanced SQL for building modular analytics workflows, utilizing advanced Common Table Expressions (CTEs), and writing high-performance queries inside Data Bricks SQL Analytics.

  • Experience in Python or Scala to build, optimize, and debug complex data transformation scripts, custom functions, and machine learning pipelines.

Big Data & Architecture Core

  • Experience in Apache Spark Ecosystem for understanding cluster execution flow, memory allocation, driver/worker nodes, and handling data frames.

  • Experience in Delta Lake Architecture to understand ACID transactions on object storage, data skipping, partition strategies, and automated data compaction.

Databricks Platform Expertise

  • Experience in Delta Live Tables (DLT) & Workflows for constructing and orchestrating production-ready, declarative streaming, and batch ETL pipelines.

  • Experience in Unity Catalog for setting up data governance, column/row-level access control, and tracking end-to-end data lineage across workspaces.

  • Experience in Auto Loader for implementing modern, incremental data ingestion patterns from cloud blob storage into the lakehouse.

Code Translation & Refactoring

  • Pipeline Conversion: Translate visual DataStage Parallel Jobs and Sequences into Python/PySpark scripts or Data bricks Notebooks

  • Legacy Refactoring: Modernize legacy logic rather than applying ā€œlift and shiftā€ anti-patterns; adapt workflows to think in distributed DataFrames rather than DataStage stages.

  • Logic Mapping: Map DataStage components-such as Aggregators, Joiners, Transformers, and Sort stages-to equivalent Spark operations

Testing & Reconciliation

  • Validation & Reconciliation: Build automated reconciliation frameworks to compare row counts, checksums, and aggregate sums between legacy DataStage outputs and new Databricks output

  • Data Cleansing: Identify and resolve data type discrepancies, null-handling differences, and encoding issues during the extraction and loading phases

Platform Orc hestration & Governance

  • Orchestration: Replace DataStage sequence jobs with Databricks workflows ( or external orchestrators like Azure Data Factory/Airflow) to schedule and manage dependencies

  • Data Governance: Enforce data lineage, security, and cataloging using Unity Catalog to ensure compliance in the new Lakehouse environment.

GOOD TO Cloud Infrastructure & CI/CD

  • Cloud Providers (AWS): Understanding underlying cloud object storage , identity access management (IAM), and network security configurations.

  • DevOps & Bundles: Familiarity with Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) and CI/CD tools to automate the deployment of workspaces and pipeline assets.

Legacy Assessment & Migration Mechanics

  • Code Conversion & Translation: The ability to parse legacy code structures and refactor them into Databricks-native code.

AI-Assisted Migration: Skills in using AI coding assistants and open framework agent tools to analyze application interdependencies, automate schema mapping, and accelerate lift-and-shift workloads

  • Code Conversion & Translation: The ability to parse legacy code structures from ETL pipelines, Informatica, data Stage preferred

Experience working in Agile teams and understanding of data governance frameworks., * Excellent communication Skills

  • Ability to collaborate with Legacy and Modernize application teams and stake holders, Qualifications : BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Pet insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Commuter assistance, Base Salary Range : $120,000 to $140,000 Per Annum TCS Employee Benefits Summary: Discretionary Annual Incentive. Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans. Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves. Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection. Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement. Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

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