Senior Databricks & AI Platform Engineer

October 18, 2026

Senior

Randstad, Netherlands

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Part-time role

Description

CGI is hiring a Senior Data & AI Platform Engineer to build scalable data and AI platforms with Databricks at the core (Azure or AWS). The role sits at the intersection of data engineering and platform engineering, bringing AI from experiment to production with governance, security and performance by design. You will work in Agile/DevSecOps teams alongside data scientists, ML engineers, platform engineers and architects.

Responsibilities

Design, build and optimize data and AI platforms on Databricks (Azure or AWS)
Implement ML and AI workflows for training, inference and monitoring, including orchestration
Develop data pipelines and compute-intensive backends with Python, SQL and (Py)Spark
Leverage Mosaic AI and Databricks for end-to-end AI platform capabilities
Set up data architectures such as medallion architectures, dimensional modeling and 3NF
Integrate governance and metadata solutions (Unity Catalog, Collibra)
Work in Agile/DevSecOps teams where CI/CD and security-by-design are standard
Improve performance, scalability and cost control with a FinOps mindset
Coach and guide colleague engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team
Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, platform engineers and architects to bring AI from experiment to production
Assess technical feasibility and impact of new data and AI technologies together with the Emerging Technologies department

Requirements

HBO/WO work and thinking level with a completed degree in Computer Science, IT or a similar direction
At least 5 years of experience with backend, data or ML engineering, including at least 3 years with Databricks
Proven experience designing data- and compute-intensive backends for ML training and inference
Thorough knowledge of data engineering concepts, ML pipeline orchestration and DevSecOps best practices
Extensive experience with Python, SQL and (Py)Spark
Knowledge of data modeling (3NF, dimensional, medallion architectures)
Experience with Unity Catalog and metadata/governance solutions such as Collibra
Experience working in Agile environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
Strong communication skills in Dutch and English
Experience with strategic business development and customer relationships
You have previously led, developed and inspired a team
You are comfortable with stakeholder management and expectation management
Plus: experience with Mosaic AI and advanced AI platform solutions
Plus: experience with both Azure and AWS environments
Plus: experience in financial services