Databricks Solution Lead

NCS Group Australia; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS Group Australia seeks a Databricks Solution Lead to strategize and deliver enterprise Data & Analytics on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. You will partner with business and tech stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.

Role combines consulting leadership, architecture design, and hands-on delivery, including workshops, assessments, and pre-sales activities, with a focus on measurable business outcomes. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data & Analytics consulting or SI/Professional Services.
• Proven ability to design and deliver Databricks Lakehouse solutions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops, architecture assessments and solution design sessions.
• Define transformation roadmaps and scalable data solutions across enterprise data platforms.
• Drive pre-sales activities, including client proposals and executive presentations.
• Provide technical and consulting leadership across multidisciplinary teams to ensure delivery excellence.
• Support bids and proposals with strong commercial acumen and win themes.

Skills

Databricks Lakehouse

Data Engineering

Cloud platforms

SQL

Python

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture leadership

Consulting experience

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Job description

At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.

We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.

Job Description

As a Databricks Solution Lead, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-wide Data, Analytics solutions leveraging the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, you will work closely with business stakeholders, technology leaders, and delivery teams to define transformation roadmaps, develop scalable data solutions, and ensure successful business outcomes. The role requires a blend of consulting expertise, solution architecture leadership, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud technologies.

The Databricks Solution Lead is responsible for leading client-facing Data, Analytics, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps and deliver scalable solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Acting as a trusted advisor, the role drives discovery workshops, architecture assessments, and solution design engagements, translating business requirements into innovative and commercially viable data solutions. The Solution Lead provides technical and consulting leadership across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring best practices in data architecture, governance, security, cloud adoption, and operational excellence. Additionally, the role supports business development activities, including solution shaping, pre-sales, proposal development, and executive presentations, while ensuring successful delivery of enterprise data modernization that achieve measurable business outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Data & Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Architecture.
• Experience designing and delivering solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
• Strong consulting experience within a Systems Integrator, Consulting Firm, or Professional Services environment.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL, and Python.
• Experience delivering enterprise data modernization and cloud migration programs.
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, with Azure preferred.
• Strong understanding of modern data architectures including Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Real-time Analytics.
• Experience with Data Governance, Metadata Management, Security, and Regulatory Compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Experience leading solution workshops, architecture design sessions, and executive-level presentations.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting bids, proposals, and pre-sales activities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
• Databricks certifications and cloud certifications are highly desirable.

Additional Information

Why join us

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply.

Work rights and background checks

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks.