Azure Data Engineer – Cloud Modernization & Platform Migration

Warsaw based opportunity with a hybrid work model - 2-3 day/week in the office.

As a Senior Azure Data Engineer you will be working for our client, a global financial technology leader that provides infrastructure and services for capital markets, payments, and financial information management. You will be part of a high-impact cloud modernization program aimed at migrating legacy Cloudera and Hadoop-based data environments to a cutting-edge Azure ecosystem. This project focuses on rebuilding data architectures to enable scalable BI analytics, regulatory reporting, and metadata-driven automation across multiple geographies, while maintaining strict data governance and performance standards.

Your main responsibilities:

• Lead the migration of on-premises Cloudera and Hadoop data platforms to Azure Databricks

• Design and implement scalable ETL/ELT frameworks based on medallion architecture principles

• Develop metadata-driven data ingestion, transformation, and quality validation pipelines

• Automate deployment and orchestration using CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools

• Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to translate data requirements into robust technical solutions

• Optimize and refactor Spark and PySpark code to improve performance and cost efficiency

• Ensure data security, compliance, and governance across all data layers

• Mentor and guide data engineers in best practices for data lakehouse development

• Support end-to-end delivery from data ingestion to BI and API publication

• Drive innovation by identifying opportunities for automation and platform improvement

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You’re ideal for this role if you have:

• Proven experience in large-scale data platform migration and modernization projects

• Deep expertise in Azure Databricks, Delta Lake, and Azure Data Factory

• Strong programming skills in Python, PySpark, and SQL

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub, or Jenkins

• Solid understanding of medallion architecture and metadata-driven data engineering

• Familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow or Azure Data Factory

• Strong knowledge of data governance, lineage, and regulatory compliance frameworks

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities in complex data environments

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and business teams

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

We offer you:

ITDS Business Consultants is involved in many various, innovative and professional IT projects for international companies in the financial industry in Europe. We offer an environment for professional, ambitious, and driven people. The offer includes:

• Stable and long-term cooperation with very good conditions.

• Enhance your skills and develop your expertise in various industries.

• Work on the most strategic projects available in the market.

• Define your career roadmap and develop yourself in the best and fastest possible way by delivering strategic projects for different clients of ITDS over several years.

• Participate in Social Events, training, and work in an international environment.

• Access to attractive Medical Package.

• Access to Multisport Program.

• Access to Pluralsight.

• Flexible hours & remote work.

You can report violations in accordance with ITDS’s Whistleblower Procedure available here.

Ref. number 7817