Senior Associate, Data Engineer - Databricks

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Data Engineer for our Consulting practice.

• Assist with technical design and development activities and lead a small workstream for implementation of large-scale data solutions in Databricks to support multiple use cases (delta lake, reporting and analytics, AI/ML)
• Support design and development of technology and data architectures to support client solutions leveraging best practices for cloud data warehouse migrations
• Capture and translate business and technical requirements, perform hypothesis-driven consulting and lead project management and client relationship development
• Translate advanced business data, integration and analytics problems into technical approaches that yield actionable recommendations, across multiple, diverse domains; communicate results and educate others through design and build of insightful visualizations, reports and presentations
• Exhibit strong knowledge of the Databricks ecosystem and can clearly articulate the value proposition of cloud modernization/transformation to a wide range of stakeholders

• Minimum three years of recent experience as a cloud data lake/warehouse architect, designer, developer, data scientist, or AI / ML engineer; preferably Databricks certified
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college/university
• Experience in leading projects relating to cloud modernization, data migration, data warehousing experience with cloud-based data platforms (Databricks) and experience with (preferably driving) technical workshops with technical and business clients to derive value added services and implementations
• Hands-on working knowledge of topics such as data security, messaging patterns, ELT, Data wrangling and cloud computing and proficiency in data integration/EAI and DB technologies, sophisticated analytics tools, programming languages or visualization platforms; experience designing solutions on cloud infrastructure and services, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP; hands-on technical experience with SQL and Apache Spark
• Strong verbal/written communication skills with ability to effectively interact with individuals at most levels of responsibility and authority; preferably will be able to prioritize, delegate and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork
• Highly analytical and detail oriented; highly motivated with strong sense of urgency; quick learner and builds skills in technical areas which support the deployment and integration of Databricks-based solutions to drive customer projects
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future and travel as needed