[Remote] Project Delivery Specialist - Azure/Databricks Lead - Remote

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Deloitte is a leading consulting firm that empowers organizations to build deeper relationships with customers through innovative strategies and technologies. The Azure/Databricks Lead will be responsible for managing onshore production support for Azure and Databricks workloads, ensuring compliance with SLAs, and driving problem management and operational documentation.


Responsibilities

  • Lead onshore production support for Azure + Databricks workloads (batch/streaming pipelines, jobs, notebooks, clusters, SQL warehouses)
  • Own incident management (triage, severity assessment, comms, restoration) and ensure adherence to service level agreements (SLAs)
  • Drive problem management: root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, backlog prioritization, and recurring-issue elimination
  • Manage change management and release readiness for platform/pipeline changes; coordinate with DevOps and product teams
  • Oversee platform operations across common components (as applicable): + Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS), Delta Lake, Unity Catalog + Azure Data Factory (ADF) / Synapse pipelines, Event Hubs/Kafka integrations + Key Vault, Private Endpoints/VNet integration, Azure Monitor/Log Analytics
  • Support data reliability: pipeline monitoring, data quality checks, reconciliation, and runbook-driven recovery
  • Ensure security and compliance controls: role-based access control (RBAC), secrets management, audit logging, handling of sensitive data (e.g., personally identifiable information (PII))
  • Partner with engineering on performance and cost optimization (cluster policies, autoscaling, job tuning, storage/layout optimization)
  • Lead operational documentation: runbooks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), known error database, dashboards, and support playbooks
  • Coordinate with offshore/nearshore teams as applicable: work distribution, handoffs, escalation paths, and knowledge transfer. Manage vendor interactions (Microsoft/Databricks support cases) and ensure timely resolution and follow-through
  • Communicate regularly with Engagement Managers (Directors), project team members, and representatives from various functional and / or technical teams, including escalating any matters that require additional attention and consideration from engagement management
  • Independently and collaboratively lead client engagement workstreams focused on improvement, optimization, and transformation of processes including implementing leading practice workflows, addressing deficits in quality, and driving operational outcomes

Skills

  • 5+yrs Hands-on experience supporting Azure data platforms and Databricks in production (Tier 2/3)
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed data processing (Spark), pipelines, storage, permissions, and networking basics
  • Experience with IT service management (ITSM) practices (incident/problem/change) and tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira)
  • Ability to lead onshore stakeholder communication and drive resolution under time pressure
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience
  • Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
  • Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Company Overview

  • Deloitte is a business consulting company that offers audit, consulting, financial advisory, and tax services. It was founded in 1845, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www2.deloitte.com.

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