Principal Azure Data Engineer (Databricks)

Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven expertise with the Databricks platform, including Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, orchestration, and enterprise-scale Azure deployments.
• Strong technical skills in Python, PySpark, and distributed data processing frameworks, with experience building production-grade data platforms.
• Extensive experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent DevOps tooling.
• Deep understanding of Data Lakehouse architecture, data modelling, security, and GDPR-compliant solution design.
• Experience using AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve engineering efficiency while maintaining appropriate human oversight, governance, and delivery quality.
• Strong client-facing consulting and commercial experience supporting pre-sales, solution shaping, and RFP responses.
• Experience coaching and mentoring engineering teams while fostering engineering excellence.
• Development experience with Scala or Java.
• Knowledge of sensitive data management, PII handling, and regulatory frameworks within financial services.
• Active contribution to technical communities, thought leadership, and the exploration of responsible AI and automation to improve engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead the end-to-end delivery of Databricks-based data platforms across Azure environments.
• Design secure, scalable data pipelines using Delta Lake, Spark Structured Streaming, Unity Catalog, and Azure-native services, applying AI-enabled engineering approaches where appropriate.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices across the data lifecycle, ensuring robust governance, quality, and operational excellence.
• Partner with clients to define technical strategy, data architecture, and governance frameworks that align with business objectives.
• Mentor engineering teams, develop internal capability, and encourage the responsible use of approved AI tools and automation to enhance delivery and collaboration.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Databricks
• DevOps
• GitHub
• Support
• Java
• Jenkins
• Python
• PySpark
• Scala
• Security
• Spark
• Unity
• Cloud
• GameDev

More:

We are Capco, a consulting firm in London (Hybrid) within our Technology & Engineering practice area, offering permanent opportunities to help lead the architecture of data platforms driving the future of financial services. You will deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial culture, with access to continuous learning, training, industry certifications, and a business coach from day one. Our benefits include a discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance, critical illness cover, mental health support, family-friendly leave, backup care, five weeks of annual leave with flexible holiday options, 40 hours of annual training, online GP services, and additional perks such as Wellhub, travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance. We are committed to accessibility, inclusion, and our #BeYourselfAtWork culture.

last updated 35 week of 2026