Lead Data Consultant - Databricks
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Theta is seeking an experienced Lead Data Consultant to join the Data and Insights Practice, based in the Auckland office. This is a priority hire within a team that values delivery excellence and a sustainable pace of work.
The role has a strong data engineering focus, with accountability for leading the end-to-end build of modern data solutions. Close collaboration with client stakeholders, solution architects, and delivery teams is central to the position, with delivery centred on Databricks, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric. The objective is consistent, reliable implementation that enables measurable business outcomes through high quality data pipelines, modelling, and platform delivery.
What the role delivers
- Design, build, and optimise data pipelines across Lakehouse and warehouse patterns, with a focus on reliability and performance
- Develop robust data transformations that enable reporting, analytics, and AI use cases
- Deliver production grade solutions using Databricks notebooks, workflows, Delta Live Tables, and Lakeflow
- Produce clean, maintainable SQL/Python data solution that meets agreed engineering standards
- Implement automated testing, monitoring, data validation, and performance tuning to support stable operations
- Apply modern data modelling and Medallion Architecture principles to cr
