Practice Lead

Summary

Join Xebia, a global leader in digital solutions, and lead our Databricks practice. You will establish standards, drive adoption, and build a scalable Data Platform on Azure. Mentor a team of engineers, optimize Databricks workloads, and integrate Databricks into our Azure network. You will automate deployments using Azure DevOps Pipelines and Terraform, implement secure data-sharing, and define RBAC best practices. This role requires proven experience leading a Databricks practice, strong Databricks and Azure knowledge, and hands-on experience with Terraform. Immediate availability and a valid EU work permit are required.

Requirements

• Ready to start immediately
• Proven experience in leading a Databricks practice within a company, including establishing standards and driving adoption
• Strong knowledge of Databricks architecture and best practices
• Solid hands-on experience with Terraform
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a scalable Data Platform in the Azure cloud providing Data teams with the tools to start and maintain projects autonomously
• Ability to select and configure clusters tailored to specific workload requirements
• Ability to implement secure data-sharing solutions within Databricks
• Knowledge of defining and automating Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) best practices, integrating with Azure Entra ID entities
• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required
• Work from EU and a work permit to work from EU are required

Responsibilities

• Leading the company’s Databricks practice, establishing standards and driving adoption
• Building a Data Platform in the Azure cloud providing multiple Data teams with ability to start and maintain projects in an automated fashion
• Mentoring and delegate tasks to 2-3 engineers who will help in building the Data Platform
• Evaluating and optimizing costs for Databricks workloads
• Selecting and configure clusters tailored to specific workload requirements
• Integrating Databricks into the existing Azure network setup
• Automating the deployment and management of Databricks environments using Azure DevOps Pipelines
• Using Terraform as the primary Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for managing resources
• Implementing secure data-sharing solutions within Databricks
• Defying and automate RBAC best practices, integrating with Azure Entra ID entities