About this role
John Keells Information Technology (Pvt) Ltd (JKIT), a fully owned subsidiary of John Keells Holdings PLC, Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange, is a global IT professional services leader, transforming enterprises with cutting-edge digital solutions. JKIT is a 100% cloud-native solutions provider, offering end-to-end digital transformation solutions in collaboration with global Principals like Microsoft, SAP, and Salesforce. Driven by a Cloud-first, Mobile-first and AI-first strategy, JKIT empowers businesses with innovation, agility, growth, and state-of-the-art security. We invite applications from suitably qualified individuals for the post of Practice Manager- Databricks. The selected candidate will report to the Practice Manager. . The Practice Manager- Databricks will be responsible for: Leading JKIT’s Databricks practice by defining the roadmap, delivery standards, operating model, and reusable accelerators. Providing architecture and technical leadership across Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, Workflows, MLflow, and data governance. Leading customer discovery, assessments, migration workshops, solution presentations, and executive discussions. Designing data platforms using Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and related services. Leading migrations from legacy data warehouses, SQL, Synapse, Hadoop, and other platforms to Databricks Lakehouse. Leading multidisciplinary teams and driving best practices in SQL, Python, PySpark, ETL/ELT, CI/CD, DataOps, security, performance, and FinOps. Supporting presales activities, including proposals, RFPs, estimations, solution sizing, architecture, demos, POCs, and presentations. Building capability through mentoring, certification plans, knowledge sharing, playbooks, and documentation. Collaborating with Databricks, Microsoft, internal teams, and customers on migration, analytics, AI, GenAI, and managed services opportunities. . The Ideal Candidate Should Possess A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related discipline. 8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of experience delivering Databricks solutions. Strong knowledge of Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL, Workflows, Jobs, Clusters, Repos, and administration. Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake Storage, and Power BI. Advanced skills in SQL, Python, PySpark, ETL/ELT, data modelling, governance, security, CI/CD, and Azure DevOps. Databricks Delivery Expert or Project Expert certification is mandatory; Databricks Champion is an added advantage. Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, mentoring, and commercial skills. Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory. If you’re up for the challenge, please send your resume to [email protected] or Click on the advert to apply. Please state the position you’re interested in the subject line of your email.