Manager Databricks Data Engineer Jobs in Downingtown, PA

THIS IS A HYBRID, OFFICE BASED POSITION WORKING AT OUR ELLIS PRESERVE OFFICE LOCATED IN NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA.  

WE WILL NOT CONSIDER REMOTE CANDIDATES!

Role Overview

The Azure Data Engineer designs, builds, and optimizes large scale cloud data solutions on Microsoft Azure. The role requires deep hands on expertise with modern ingestion frameworks to ingest diverse data sources, on distributed compute, real-time streaming, and dimensional modeling, combined with agile delivery practices.

Work Arrangement:

• This is a HYBRID, office based position working in our Ellis Preserve office located in Newtown Square, PA.  Core offcie days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Implementation: Design and implement scalable engineering solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Event Hubs, Kafka, HVR, Snowflake, and Azure Data Lake Storage
• Pipeline Development: Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines for batch and streaming workloads using PySpark and SQL, ensuring fault tolerance, schema evolution handling, and idempotency
• Real time Integration: Design and operate event driven ingestion and processing using Event Hubs and Kafka, and integrate CDC solutions using HVR
• Performance Optimization: Tune Databricks jobs and clusters (cluster sizing, autoscaling, caching, partitioning, shuffle optimization, Delta Lake optimizations) to meet SLAs and cost targets
• DevOps & CI/CD: Use Azure DevOps for backlog management, Git workflows, YAML pipelines, automated testing, and repeatable deployments across environments
• Code Quality & Mentorship: Perform code reviews, enforce coding standards and best practices, and mentor junior developers to raise team capability
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with product owners, data scientists, analysts, and architects to translate business requirements into prioritized user stories and deliverables in Agile sprints
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
• Identify and tackle issues concerning data management to improve data quality
• Understand and implement best practices in management of data, including master data, reference data, metadata, data quality and lineage
   

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering
• Technical: Hands on experience with Azure Data Factory (4+ years), Azure Databricks (4+ years), HVR (2+ years), Kafka (4+ years), Event Hubs (2+ years), Snowflake (4+ years), Azure Data Lake Storage, PySpark (8+ years), and SQL (8+ years)
• Modeling: Expertise in dimensional modeling, SCD implementation, and data warehouse best practices
• Agile Delivery: Proven experience delivering data projects in Agile (Scrum or Kanban) teams
• DevOps: Practical experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD, branching strategies, and pipeline automation
• Performance: Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize Databricks jobs and large scale data processing workloads
• Leadership: Track record of conducting code reviews, providing technical guidance
• Communication: Clear communicator able to present technical tradeoffs to technical and non technical stakeholders
• Experience with Collibra Data governance features
• Familiarity with MLOps patterns and integrating data platforms with ML pipelines
• Azure certifications such as DP 700, AZ 400, or Databricks Data Engineer certification
• Prior work with cost optimization and observability tools for cloud data platforms
• Practical experience applying Gen AI (LLMs, embeddings, retrieval augmentation) to data engineering workflows
   

Other Skills

• Problem solving: Analytical approach to diagnose performance and data quality issues
• Collaboration: Strong team player who partners effectively across product, analytics, and platform teams
• Mentorship: Patient, constructive coach who elevates code quality and engineering practices
• Adaptability: Comfortable with shifting priorities and iterative delivery in fast moving environments
   

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package

Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.

Your career starts now. We are looking for the next generation of health care leaders.

At AmeriHealth Caritas, we are passionate about helping people get care, stay well and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in health care solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services and award-winning programs. AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to make a difference, we would like to connect with you.

Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.

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