Contractor - Data Scientist (Onsite - Pleasanton, CA)

Position Summary

Contractor

Location: Onsite – Pleasanton, CA

Work you'll do

We are seeking a skilled Contract -Data Engineer who will work with a Deloitte Project Team with hands-on Databricks experience to design, build, and optimize large-scale data pipelines and analytics solutions. You will work with cross-functional teams to enable scalable data processing using the Databricks Lakehouse Platform on Azure.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver clean, reliable, and well-modeled data
• Build and manage data workflows with Databricks Jobs, Notebooks, and Workflows
• Optimize Spark jobs for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency
• Maintain and monitor data pipelines, ensuring availability and data quality
• Implement CI/CD practices for Databricks notebooks and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Databricks CLI)
• Document data pipelines, datasets, and operational processes
• Ensure compliance with data governance, privacy, and security policies

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, Data Engineering, or a related field
• Must have a minimal of 5+ experience in Data Engineering
• Must have overall 7+ years as a technical professional
• Experience with MLflow, Feature Store, or other machine learning tools in Databricks
• Knowledge of data governance tools like Unity Catalog or Purview
• Experience integrating BI tools (Power BI, Tableau) with Databricks
• Databricks certification(s) (Data Engineer Associate/Professional, Machine Learning, etc.)

The expected pay range for this contract assignment is $55 -$65 per hour.  The exact pay rate will vary based on skills, experience, and location and will be determined by the third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.

Candidates interested in applying for this opportunity must be geographically based in the United States and must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship.

We do not accept agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Deloitte is not the employer for this role.

This work is contracted through a third-party whose employees provide services to Deloitte.

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Expected Work Schedule

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About Deloitte

Our inclusive culture empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It makes Deloitte one of the most rewarding places to work.

As used in this posting, “Deloitte” means , a subsidiary of Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.

Requisition code: 306982