Senior Solutions Architect - Enterprise Data & AI Strategy

Databricks Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. in Sydney, Australia seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead strategic customer engagements and shape data/AI platform adoption.

You will own executive relationships and drive architectural excellence across multi-workload migrations and real-time AI/ML initiatives. The role requires expert coding in Python/SQL/Spark, deep data architecture knowledge, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in solutions architecture or senior customer-facing technical roles.
• Expert-level coding in Python, SQL, Spark/PySpark; live coding assessment during interview.
• Deep enterprise data architecture expertise: distributed systems, streaming, lakehouse, governance, cloud-native.
• Databricks Platform knowledge (or equivalent depth with rapid learning).
• Declared technical specialization with depth in real-time architectures, ML/AI platforms, migrations, or industry solutions.
• Proven track record driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts.
• Executive presence to influence Directors, VPs and C-level stakeholders on data/AI strategy.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering or quantitative discipline; advanced degrees valued.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical and consumption strategy for the most complex engagements, influencing platform adoption.
• Own senior-level technical relationships as trusted advisor on enterprise data/AI strategy.
• Lead complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, migrations, real-time, AI/ML at scale.
• Act as Databricks Platform expert, mentoring others and driving cross-team impact.
• Develop competitive strategies and position against incumbents/new platforms.
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Coach junior SAs on depth, engagements, and use-case prioritization.
• Contribute to field engineering through content, workshops, and community engagements.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

Enterprise data architecture

Executive presence

Technical leadership

Industry specialization

Platform adoption

Education

Bachelor's / Master's in CS/Engineering or quantitative field

Tools

Databricks certifications

Snowflake

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Databricks Inc. in Sydney, Australia seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to lead strategic customer engagements and shape data/AI platform adoption.

You will own executive relationships and drive architectural excellence across multi-workload migrations and real-time AI/ML initiatives. The role requires expert coding in Python/SQL/Spark, deep data architecture knowledge, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders.