Senior Databricks Architect — Enterprise Data Modernization (Remote)

Jobgether; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a Senior Solutions Architect (Databricks Specialist) to lead a major data modernization program in a highly regulated financial services environment. You will guide the transition from Microsoft SQL Server ecosystems to a modern Databricks-based data platform and define target-state architecture with governance and scalable standards.

You will collaborate with Data Engineering teams, focusing on architecture, performance, security, scalability, and cost optimization while shaping

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Solution/Enterprise/Data Architecture roles.
• Extensive hands-on Databricks design/implementation in enterprise environments.
• Deep knowledge of Data Lakehouse architectures and cloud data ecosystems.
• Strong governance, security, compliance, data management, and risk frameworks.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale data transformation, modernization, and cloud migrations.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Data Services and modern cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic architectural leadership for Databricks adoption and modernization initiatives.
• Define scalable, secure data/analytics architectures aligned with AI and business objectives.
• Establish architectural frameworks, governance models, design patterns, and best practices for Databricks.
• Guide Data Engineering teams on architecture, performance, security, governance, and implementation choices.
• Assess SQL Server and Microsoft-centric environments; define migration strategies to Databricks.
• Design target-state architectures to support advanced analytics, BI, AI, and ML use cases.
• Evaluate platform utilization and investments to improve cost efficiency and ROI.
• Establish architecture review processes, roadmaps, and governance across the program.
• Provide executive-level recommendations on technology direction and risks.

Skills

Databricks

Enterprise architecture

Data lakehouse

Governance & security

AI & analytics strategy

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

DevOps

Job description

Jobgether seeks a Senior Solutions Architect (Databricks Specialist) to lead a major data modernization program in a highly regulated financial services environment. You will guide the transition from Microsoft SQL Server ecosystems to a modern Databricks-based data platform and define target-state architecture with governance and scalable standards.

You will collaborate with Data Engineering teams, focusing on architecture, performance, security, scalability, and cost optimization while shaping