Hybrid IT Data Engineer

at Nokia

• Job title: IT Data Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Distributed Systems, ETL, PySpark, Spark, SQL, Unity, Vault
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bangalore, India

About the role

• IT Technical Engineer accountable for software development at Nokia, improving application performance and adapting digital technologies. Supporting business and IT projects with technical expertise.

Responsibilities

• Develop ETL/ELT workflows for both batch and streaming data, supporting structured and unstructured data sources.
• Implement and support Lakehouse and Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) using Azure Data Lake Storage and Delta Lake.
• Optimize Spark jobs through effective partitioning, caching, cluster tuning, and cost-efficient resource utilization.
• Integrate Databricks with key Azure services, including Data Factory, Synapse, Key Vault.
• Implement strong data governance practices using Unity Catalog, encryption, lineage, and data quality checks.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance of data pipelines, clusters, and job executions.
• Collaborate with business analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to develop end-to-end analytics solutions.
• Support CI/CD automation, Git branching strategies, and DevOps best practices.
• Support change management activities, and follow coding standards.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in Azure Databricks, Spark, PySpark, SQL, and data engineering with Strong experience implementing Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakehouse architecture, and Databricks Jobs/Pipelines.
• Proficiency with Azure services such as Data Lake Storage, Data Factory, Integrated runtimes, and Key Vault.
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT design, data modeling, medallion architecture, and large-scale data processing.
• Experience with performance tuning, cluster optimization, and troubleshooting distributed systems and Hands-on experience with Power BI.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps, Git version control.
• Exposure to Unity Catalog advanced features, Row-Level Security, and data governance frameworks (Nice-To-Have).
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, data quality frameworks, or automation solutions (Nice-To-Have).
• Azure certifications such as DP-203 or Databricks Data Engineer Associate/Professional (Nice-To-Have).
• Experience integrating Databricks with external systems via APIs, connectors, and streaming services (Nice-To-Have).

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working schemes
• A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
• Life insurance to all employees to provide peace of mind and financial security
• Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
• Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs)
• Employee Growth Solutions to support your personalized career & skills development
• Diverse pool of Coaches & Mentors to whom you have easy access
• A learning environment which promotes personal growth and professional development - for your role and beyond