Senior Data Engineer (Databricks and Pyspark)

Unison Group

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Work arrangement
On-site
Job type
Full-time
Occupation
Data & Analytics
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY
Compensation
Not disclosed
Apply by
May 07, 2027

About this role

Position : Senior Data Engineer.
Location : Malaysia and Singapore.
Language : Mandarin Language must.
Role : Full Time Perm role + one month Bonus.



Requirements

We are looking for aSenior Data Engineerwith strong expertise inDatabricks, PySpark, Delta Lake, and cloud-based data pipelines. implement Lakehouse/Medallion architectures, and integrate data from multiple internal and external systems. This role requires strong technical leadership and hands-on architecture experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and optimizedata ingestion and transformation pipelinesusing Databricks, PySpark, and Python.
  • ImplementDelta Lake and Medallion architecturefor scalable enterprise data platforms.
  • Develop ingestion frameworks for data fromSFTP, REST APIs, SharePoint/Graph API, AWS, and Azure sources.
  • Automate workflows usingDatabricks Workflows, ADF, Azure Functions, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Optimize Spark jobs for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • Implementdata validation, quality checks, and monitoringwith automated alerts and retries.
  • Design secure and governed datasets usingUnity Catalogand cloud security best practices.
  • Collaborate with analysts, business users, and cross-functional teams to deliver curated datasets for reporting and analytics.
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior team members.

Required Skills

  • 5–8+ years of experience inData Engineering.
  • Strong hands-on experience withDatabricks, PySpark, Delta Lake, SQL, Python.
  • Experience withAzure Data Lake, ADF, Azure Functions, or AWS equivalents (S3, Lambda).
  • Experience integrating data fromAPIs, SFTP servers, vendor data providers, and cloud storage.
  • Knowledge ofETL/ELT concepts, Lakehouse/Meddalion architecture, and distributed processing.
  • Strong experience withGit, Azure DevOps CI/CD, and YAML pipelines.
  • Ability to optimize Spark workloads (partitioning, caching, Z-ordering, performance tuning).

Good to Have

  • Exposure toOil & Gas or trading analytics(SPARTA, KPLER, IIR, OPEC).
  • Knowledge ofPower BIor data visualization concepts.
  • Familiarity withTerraform, Scala, or PostgreSQL.
  • Experience with SharePoint development or .NET (optional)
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