Principal Data Consultant – Azure / Databricks / Lakehouse
Location: Brisbane (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite)
Type: Permanent
The Role
We're looking for a Principal Data Consultant to lead the design and delivery of modern cloud data platforms across enterprise clients.
This is a hands-on, technical leadership role where you'll own end-to-end lakehouse solutions using Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric, working directly with clients to architect, build, and optimise production-grade data platforms.
You'll be independently deployable into client environments, acting as the technical authority across ingestion, transformation, governance, analytics, and performance.
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead the architecture and delivery of modern lakehouse platforms (Databricks / Fabric / Spark)
* Design and build scalable, production-grade data pipelines (batch & streaming)
* Own end-to-end platforms: ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, and serving
* Work directly with enterprise clients as a senior technical consultant / advisor
* Implement Medallion/Lakehouse architectures (Bronze/Silver/Gold)
* Drive best practices around performance, cost optimisation, data quality, and security
* Mentor engineers and uplift delivery standards across projects
* Contribute to pre-sales, solution design, and technical strategy where needed
What We're Looking For
Must-Have Experience
* Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric
* Deep experience with Spark / PySpark / Delta Lake / Lakehouse architectures
* Comfortable in client-facing consulting environments
* Experience leading or owning technical delivery on complex data programs
Nice to Have
* Experience with AWS or multi-cloud data platforms
* Experience with Power BI / Analytics layers
* CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), DevOps for data platforms
* Databricks or Azure certifications
* Experience in regulated or large enterprise environments
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