[Remote] Data Engineer (Databricks/ Scala/ Spark)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SBS Creatix is seeking a Data Engineer who will design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms to support analytics and business decision-making. This role focuses on Databricks and cloud-based data engineering, integrating structured and unstructured data using Scala and Apache Spark. Responsibilities • Design and deliver end-to-end big data and AI-enabled analytics platforms • Build and optimize batch and streaming data pipelines • Apply Databricks, Spark, and cloud best practices • Serve as technical lead for complex solutions; document and support delivery • Support estimation, technical risk management, and knowledge transfer Skills • Must be a US Citizen or GC Holder • 3+ years as a Data Engineer / Big Data Engineer • Hands-on Databricks experience in production environments • Strong Scala and Apache Spark expertise • Experience with batch and streaming pipelines (Kafka, Structured Streaming) • Experience with DataOps, arenaflex/CD, and cloud migrations • Experience with at least two cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience • Scala & Spark: Functional programming, immutability, performance tuning • Streaming: Kafka, watermarking, windowed aggregations • Data Engineering: ETL/ELT, data modeling, orchestration • Databricks: Notebooks, Jobs, arenaflex Lake, arenaflex/CD, performance optimization • ML frameworks (Spark MLlib, TensorFlow, PyTorch) • Experience with StreamSets, MapReduce • Databricks, Azure, AWS, or GCP certifications Company Overview • SBS Creatix is a St. Louis based information technology service provider specialized in staff augmentation and direct placement recruiting. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job

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