AWS Databricks - Data Platform Engineer Lead

We are looking for Data Platform Engineering Lead

Location : Irvine, CA (hybrid)

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

Data Bricks, EBT, Airflow, Asset Management exp

It is an permanent full time role (No Contract)

Roles & Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled EDO Platform Engineering Lead to architect, build, and manage enterprise-scale cloud-native data platforms supporting Asset Management business functions. The role will lead platform engineering, infrastructure automation, DevOps enablement, platform reliability, security, and operational excellence across the Enterprise Data Office (EDO). The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Databricks, dbt, AWS Cloud, Terraform, Python, DevOps, Platform Engineering, and Data Operations, with strong experience supporting investment management organizations. This role is responsible for establishing and managing a scalable, secure, and highly available data platform that supports analytics, reporting, regulatory compliance, portfolio management, risk management, and investment operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise data platforms.

• Define platform engineering strategy aligned with EDO and enterprise architecture standards.

• Establish reusable platform frameworks, accelerators, and engineering best practices.

• Drive cloud-native modernization initiatives across data and analytics ecosystems.

• Own platform lifecycle management, scalability, availability, and reliability.

• Lead enterprise-wide Databricks platform architecture and administration.

• Design and implement Lakehouse architecture leveraging Delta Lake.

• Manage: Databricks Workflows ,Delta Live Tables (DLT) ,Unity Catalog ,

MLflow ,Structured Streaming ,Cluster Policies ,Security and Access Controls

• Optimize platform performance and cost efficiency.

• Build governance controls across development, test, and production environments

• Lead cloud engineering activities using AWS services:S3 ,ECS,EKS,Lamda .Glue ,Cloudwatch

Company Description:

Techaxis is a US-based firm that specializes in discovering, engaging, and placing top talent globally, for full-time or contract positions in leadership and mid to senior-level positions for companies in the technology, healthcare, energy, and education space. Techaxis Inc. is headquartered in Northern Virginia, USA. We are ranked #3294 in Inc 5000 and #105 in Inc 5000 DC Metro Series, SWaM, and WBE Certified technology talent search firm.

Equal Opportunities Employer:

Our clients provide equal opportunities to all its employees and all qualified applicants for employment, without regard to their race, caste, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, sex, age, nationality, disability, and veteran status. Employees of our client shall be treated with dignity and in accordance with their policy to maintain a work environment free of sexual harassment, whether physical, verbal, or psychological. Employee policies and practices shall be administered in a manner that would ensure that in all matters equal opportunity is provided to those eligible and the decisions are merit-based.