Senior Data Platform Engineer (Azure, Databricks, Terraform)

Job Description

Join a mature, in-production platform initiative for one of the largest financial services technology providers in Germany: a self-service platform that automatically provisions secure, compliant Databricks environments for banking clients, connecting on-premises data with the cloud.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and evolving the platform that automates the provisioning of Databricks workspaces
• Write Terraform code for deploying and managing Azure infrastructure
• Develop orchestration and provisioning logic in Apache Airflow
• Build data synchronization pipelines between on-premises data lakes and the cloud platform
• Work on the governance layer, keeping Databricks governance in sync with on-premises data governance
• Collaborate with the client's engineering team, including quarterly on-site PI Planning weeks in Germany

Qualifications

Must Have

• Strong experience with Databricks (workspace administration, governance/Unity Catalog)
• Solid Terraform / infrastructure-as-code experience in Azure
• Apache Airflow for orchestration and automation
• Data engineering fundamentals: reliable data sync/integration pipelines
• Kubernetes experience (the platform runs on OpenShift)
• Senior-level autonomy: able to take ownership and challenge technical decisions

Nice to Have

• Docker / containerization: building and packaging platform components as container images for deployment on the Kubernetes-based runtime
• GenAI on Databricks (agents, RAG) — potential future direction, not a current requirement
• German (not mandatory; working language is English)
• Experience in regulated industries (banking / financial services)

As a people-first organisation, we believe diversity strengthens our teams and drives innovation. All employment decisions are based on merit, skills, and performance, without discriminating based on any personal characteristic. This reinforces our commitment to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace.

Additional Information

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Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.

• Physical Wellbeing: Our wellbeing program includes medical benefits, gym support, and personalised fitness options for an active lifestyle, complemented by team events and the Healthy Habits Club.
• Work-Life Fusion: In very dynamic industries such as IT, the line between our professional and personal lives can quickly become blurred. Having a one-size-fits-one approach gives us the flexibility to define the work-life dynamic that works for us.
• Emotional Wellbeing: We believe that to maintain our overall health, we need to invest in our mental wellbeing just as much as we do in our physical health, social connections or in achieving work-life balance.
• Social Wellbeing: As a growing community in a hybrid environment, we want to ensure we remain connected not just by the great work we do every day but through our passions and interests.