Senior Solutions Architect - Data & AI Platform

Academic Key; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end technical strategy for customers, leading architecture discussions and driving platform adoption across data engineering, ML/AI, and analytics. You will serve as a trusted advisor to customer architects and engineering leaders, shaping solutions that scale on a cloud-native data platform.

You will develop a technical specialization, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influence product direction with structured customer

Qualifications

• 6+ years in solutions architecture or a senior technical role.
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with production deployments on public cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical strategy from discovery through deployment and consumption growth.
• Lead complex architecture discussions—whiteboarding, design reviews, and trade-off analyses.
• Drive technical wins and platform adoption by demonstrating Databricks’ differentiation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Distributed data systems

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks Platform

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Databricks is seeking a Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end technical strategy for customers, leading architecture discussions and driving platform adoption across data engineering, ML/AI, and analytics. You will serve as a trusted advisor to customer architects and engineering leaders, shaping solutions that scale on a cloud-native data platform.

You will develop a technical specialization, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and influence product direction with structured customer