Databricks Data Architect

Job Summary

Leading the architecture and governance for a Databricks lakehouse project, the full-time Databricks Data Architect will manage stakeholder discovery, design target-state architecture, and implement solutions in a fully remote role.

Key responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions with clients to document data movement, security architecture, and platform configuration
• Design the target-state Lakehouse architecture, including governance models and Delta Lake patterns
• Author deliverables such as current-state assessments, implementation roadmaps, and executive readouts for client leadership

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, data engineering, or related roles, with multiple Databricks platform architectures on AWS
• Deep expertise in Unity Catalog, including implementation of row filters and attribute-based access control
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into enforceable data policies
• Strong technical writing skills for architecture documents and assessment reports
• Databricks Data Engineer Professional certification or willingness to obtain it before starting