Senior Solutions Architect — Enterprise AI & Data Strategy

Databricks; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead our most complex customer engagements in Sydney, driving consumption strategy and owning executive relationships as the technical authority.

You will orchestrate cross‑functional teams, mentor junior SAs, and shape enterprise data and AI roadmaps that translate into platform adoption, revenue growth, and scalable architectures. Candidates should have 8+ years in solutions architecture, expert Python/SQL/Spark, and deep Databricks Platform

Qualifications

• 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
• Expert-level coding proficiency — Python, SQL, and ideally Spark/PySpark.
• Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture: distributed systems at scale, streaming/real-time, lakehouse patterns.
• Expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge (or equivalent depth in competing platforms).
• Declared technical specialization with recognized depth in real-time architectures, ML/AI platforms, data governance, or migrations.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organization's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.
• Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy.
• Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions and mentor junior SAs.
• Develop competitive strategies and position Databricks against incumbents and emerging platforms.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Pre-sales leadership

Customer-facing

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks Platform

Cloud platforms

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead our most complex customer engagements in Sydney, driving consumption strategy and owning executive relationships as the technical authority.

You will orchestrate cross‑functional teams, mentor junior SAs, and shape enterprise data and AI roadmaps that translate into platform adoption, revenue growth, and scalable architectures. Candidates should have 8+ years in solutions architecture, expert Python/SQL/Spark, and deep Databricks Platform