Senior Data and AI Engineer - Finance
Databricks
About the Role
As a Finance Data and AI Specialist, you will be a hands-on contributor building and maintaining the data pipelines, applications, and AI-powered tools that support Databricks' Finance and Accounting organisation. This is part of the Finance org. You will report to the Senior Manager, Finance Data and AI and work as a core member of a team that combines engineering rigour with Finance domain knowledge.
This role is ideal for someone who is technically strong, eager to go deep on the Databricks Platform, and excited to apply modern data and AI tooling to real Finance problems.
What You Will Do
Build and maintain finance data pipelines in the Finance DataLake using Databricks Jobs and Lakeflow Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines, including data validation and reconciliation logic
Develop and iterate on AI-assisted tools for the Finance and Accounting organisation, including automation of manual workflows, anomaly detection, and reporting enhancements
Contribute to the development of Finance applications (Databricks Apps, Genie Spaces, dashboards) that enable self-service analytics for Finance stakeholders
Build and maintain reports and dashboards for monthly, quarterly, and executive-level reporting
Support the implementation of row-level security and data access policies across Finance DataLake datasets
Work with Accounting, FP&A, Internal Audit, and Procurement teams to gather requirements and deliver well-documented technical solutions
Follow Git-based version control, pull-request review processes, and CI/CD pipelines (Declarative Automation Bundles, GitHub Actions) to meet SOX change management requirements
Support financial close by monitoring pipelines, investigating data issues, and escalating as needed
Participate in UAT for new system integrations and assist with technical documentation
Contribute to team coding standards and data modelling conventions under the guidance of the Finance Data Lead
What We Look For
7+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or finance systems
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