TEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, seeking a Senior Data Engineer focused on Databricks to design scalable data architecture for AI and data-product evolution. The role involves extracting and integrating data from multiple manufacturing systems into a centralized data lake and collaborating with data scientists to prepare datasets for analytics and machine learning initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Extract and integrate data from diverse manufacturing systems (MES and related platforms) into a centralized data lake
- Design and implement scalable data models and architectures to support analytics and AI/ML initiatives
- Collaborate with data scientists to prepare structured datasets for machine learning and predictive analytics
- Work closely with manufacturing teams to understand processes, metrics, and data flows
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and accessibility across multiple sites
Requirements:
- Strong data modeling expertise
- Databricks expertise
- Solid understanding of data governance
- Ability to explain how controls are applied on pipelines
- Ability to ensure architectural decisions reinforce governance standards
- Experience with simultaneous rollout of multiple sites
- Ability to think big-picture and avoid rebuilds
- Ability to ensure architecture supports future growth without rework
- Confidence and diplomacy to push back on experienced data scientists
- Ability to represent broader vision and guide conversations
- Strong understanding of pipeline controls
- Ability to explain impact of governance on architectural decisions
- Database expertise
- Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services
- Experience with data modeling and modern data architecture principles
- Familiarity with manufacturing systems (MES) and related operational data
- Prior experience in semiconductor or high-tech manufacturing companies
- Ability to understand manufacturing processes and associated performance metrics
- Proficiency in Databricks or similar platforms for data engineering
- Strong SQL and data integration skills
- Ability to pull and transform data rather than just build metrics