Senior Data Engineer (Databricks, Azure)

If you like providing efficient, effective solutions to complex challenges, join us at Ascent! Be at the heart of helping achieve extraordinary things with software and data for our customers! 
  

About Us 

Ascent is a design-led software, data and cloud business that specialises in advanced analytics and AI.  We are an engineering business. We design, build and manage cloud-native products, solutions, platforms & experiences on Azure. 

Our pan-European community of engineers, architects, data scientists and digital consultants helps customers take on challenges and opportunities, so they can do something new, or do existing things better. 

From global insurance, pharma, healthcare and retail to smart home devices, space exploration and cricket - we get to work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses. 

About the role 

We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer with strong experience in Databricks, Azure Cloud, and data orchestration to join our team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and managing scalable data solutions in a cloud-native environment, with a focus on automation, performance, and collaboration. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Build and manage Databricks Workflows for large-scale data orchestration. 
• Develop and deploy PyFunc models and integrate them into production pipelines. 
• Implement secure secrets and configuration management using Azure Key Vault. 
• Automate data flows using Azure Logic Apps. 
• Design and optimize ETL / ELT pipelines in line with best practices. 
• Govern and manage data assets using Unity Catalog and Data Lakehouse patterns. 
• Implement messaging and event-driven workflows with Azure Service Bus. 
• Collaborate with architects, analysts, and data scientists to deliver end-to-end solutions. 
• Utilize Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline management. 

Skills Required 

Data Engineering & Orchestration 

• Databricks Workflows, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake 
• ETL/ELT design and implementation 
• Data Lakehouse architecture 

Programming 

• Strong Python skills for data engineering, automation, and integration 
• Experience writing modular, production-ready code 
• CI/CD pipelines for Databricks and Azure 

Databases 

• Strong knowledge of SQL (including query optimization and data modeling) 
• Exposure to NoSQL databases (e.g., Cosmos DB) 

Azure Cloud Services 

• Azure Key Vault 
• Azure Logic Apps 
• Azure Service Bus 
• API Management (APIM) 

Nice to Haves 

AI & Cognitive Services 

• Experience with Microsoft Cognitive Services (OCR, Layout, Form Recognizer, etc.) 
• Integration of cognitive services into data pipelines 

Architecture & Monitoring 

• Familiarity with event-driven and microservices architecture patterns 
• Experience with monitoring tools like Datadog, Application Insights, or similar 

Collaboration & Methodologies 

• Agile team collaboration 
• DevOps practices 

Working at Ascent 

At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work.  We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.  

Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries. 

Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.