Descrizione:
Databricks Migration – FREELANCE / VAT-registered contractor / Piva (Full remote)
For one of our major global clients in the digital solutions development sector, we are looking for:
Databricks Migration FREELANCE
Full remote – occasional travel to
Florence (Italy)
may be required for major brainstorming sessions
Start Date: ASAP
⏳ Until December 2026
Full time
English speaker / native / bilingual
Main responsibilities
The candidate will be part of a Data team and will be responsible for Databricks migration.
Technical Skills:
Databricks:
Deep hands-on experience and technical fluency with
Databricks including:
• setting up & configuring Databricks workspaces
• creating metastores, schemas, catalogs with Unity Catalog
• creating RBAC, configuring scalable roles, groups and policies
• building pipelines & workflows using PySpark
Delta Lake and Unity Catalog (beyond Notebooks)
• choosing the right clusters, configurations, run-times for the right
workloads
• performance tuning complex pipelines and optimizing the
workflows
Advanced SQL & Data Modeling:
Expert-level SQL skills (optimization,
indexing) and a mastery of data modeling techniques (Dimensional, Star
Schema, Snowflake) and ability to translate them into modern Big Data
SQL / Databricks SQL.
Cloud & Modern Data Stack:
Proficiency in working with
AWS ,
Airflow
and dbt.
Database Diversity:
Proven experience in handling and working
efficiently across various RDBMS platforms (PostgreSQL, SQL Server,
Oracle, MySQL).
Non-Technical skills:
Effective Communicator:
Possesses the ability to translate complex
technical concepts into clear business value for non-technical
stakeholders and aligns effectively with all involved parties proactively.
Strategic Thinker:
Not just executes; but self-leads projects from
ideation to actionable solution, balancing technical debt with rapid
delivery.
Problem Solver:
Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments, finds
solutions for problems proactively, proposes options and aligns with
teams, pays meticulous attention to detail
SECONDARY:
DevOps & Engineering:
Strong command of Docker/Kubernetes and
well versed in implementing and releasing production artefacts with
CI/CD best practices (preferably with Gitlab).
Governance:
Experience with data versioning, schema evolution, and
distributed metadata management.