AVP/VP - Databricks Architect || Unity Catalog

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Job Title: Databricks Architect

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Job Summary

Databricks Architect

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, and implement end-to-end data solutions using

    Databricks Lakehouse

    on cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP).
  • Define and drive enterprise-scale architectures for data ingestion, processing, analytics, and machine learning workloads.
  • Lead implementation and governance using

    Unity Catalog

    , including data access controls, lineage, auditing, and metadata management.
  • Establish best practices for data modeling, performance tuning, cost optimization, and CI/CD for Databricks workloads.
  • Collaborate with data engineering, analytics, ML, security, and platform teams to deliver robust and compliant solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to development teams.
  • Ensure adherence to data security, privacy, and compliance standards.
  • Evaluate and integrate new Databricks features and ecosystem tools.
  • Act as a key stakeholder in solution reviews, design approvals, and architectural governance forums.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 12+ years

    of overall IT experience with strong focus on data engineering and architecture.
  • 5+ years

    of hands-on experience with

    Databricks

    in production environments.
  • Deep expertise in

    Databricks Lakehouse

    ,

    Delta Lake

    ,

    Unity Catalog

    , and workspace administration.
  • Strong hands-on experience with

    Apache Spark (PySpark/Scala)

    .
  • Experience with cloud platforms:

    Azure (preferred)

    , AWS, or GCP.
  • Solid understanding of data governance, security, IAM, RBAC/ABAC, and regulatory compliance.
  • Experience designing batch and streaming pipelines (e.g., Auto Loader, Structured Streaming).
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with data warehousing and analytics workloads.
  • Proven ability to architect scalable, high-performance, and cost-efficient data solutions.

Certifications (Mandatory)

  • Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

    and/or
  • Databricks Certified Solutions Architect

    (preferred)
  • Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP) are a plus

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