Azure Databricks Architect

• Architect market leading Databricks solutions on leading Cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and GCP. This includes ETL/ELT and Lakehouse architecture and design.  
• Provide data architectural solutions/designs to project execution teams for implementation.
• Provide architectural assessments, strategies, and roadmaps for data management.
• Lead projects within architecture. Work with Product Owner/Business Analysts to understand functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release features.
• Document code artifacts and participate in developing user documentation and run books
• Troubleshoot deployment to various environments and provide test support.
• Participate in design sessions, demos, and prototype sessions, testing and training workshops with business users and other IT associates.
• Liaise with offshore team and clients for resolving technical dependencies, issues, and risks.
• Mentor and provide architectural guidance to multiple teams building innovative applications.
• Drive common vision, practices, and capabilities across teams.
• Engage with business stakeholders to understand required capabilities, integrating business knowledge with technical solutions
• Demonstrate broad solutions technical leadership, impacting significant technical direction, exerting influence outside of the immediate team and driving change.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of professional experience with Data Management technologies and a minimum of 8 years of EDW Experience with 3 - 5 Years of Experience with Databricks, Lakehouse Architecture, and/or Spark/Scala.
• Experience implementing, designing, and building solutions leveraging Unity Catalog.
• Experience with Databricks Platform administration, cluster sizing and optimization, and CI/CD lifecycles.
• At least 3 Databricks project implementations that exploit the full capabilities (discover, design, implement and optimize) – is a MUST.
• At least 5 Years architecting ETL/ELT solutions using commercial tools.
• Design and architecture experience supporting Big Data Pipelines.  
• Have a solid understanding of delivery methodology and lead teams in the implementation of the solution according to the design/architecture.
• Experience in project and solution estimation and team structure definition.
• Fluent and current on architecture trends with an eye on market/technical conditions and future direction.
• Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive an independent project from an architectural standpoint.
• Experience leading customer workshop sessions to educate customers on the latest technology trends and best practices.
• Proven track record of leadership roles delivering solutions within defined timeframes.
• Demonstrated success in performing work and managing complex and/or large consulting projects.
• Proficient in authoring, editing and presenting technical documents.
• Ability to elicit requirements and communicate clearly with non-technical individuals, development teams, and other ancillary project members.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
• Experience working with a globally distributed team and managing offshore teams.
• Desire to mentor younger team members and develop their skills.
• Experience working on multiple concurrent projects.
• Experience leading internal initiatives.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Be independent and self-driven.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Must be open to travel