Databricks Platform Architect

leantechio; Colombia; Presencial; COP 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Global Technology Services in Medellín, Colombia, seeks a Senior Databricks Platform Architect to lead enterprise‑scale Databricks deployments, shaping platform standards, governance, and automation across data engineering, analytics, AI/GenAI workloads.

You will partner with global engineering teams to design secure, scalable Lakehouse environments, implement CI/CD for Databricks, and translate complex security and compliance requirements into practical architecture.

Formación

• 10+ years designing and delivering enterprise data platforms.
• Hands-on experience architecting and delivering Databricks in production.
• Expert knowledge of Unity Catalog, RBAC/ABAC, and governance patterns.
• Experience with Terraform-based infrastructure provisioning.
• Strong communication and leadership for cross-functional teams.

Responsabilidades

• Lead architecture and implementation of enterprise-scale Databricks platforms.
• Define deployment, governance, security, and automation standards.
• Advise clients and engineering teams on platform patterns for AI/GenAI workloads.

Conocimientos

Databricks architecture

Terraform

Unity Catalog

Delta Lake

Databricks Workflows

CI/CD pipelines

Azure cloud

Platform governance

Team leadership

Communication skills

Herramientas

Databricks CLI

Descripción del empleo

Company Overview:

Global Technology Services is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer a multitude of opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America, Philippines and the United States, contributing to cutting‑edge developments in multiple industries.

Position Title: Databricks Platform Architect

Category: Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure

Seniority: Senior

Location: LATAM

What you will be doing:

As an Architect in the Databricks practice, you will lead the architecture and implementation of enterprise‑scale Databricks platforms. You will bring deep expertise in the Databricks platform, cloud infrastructure, security, governance, and infrastructure‑as‑code to help clients establish secure, scalable, governed, and production‑ready Lakehouse environments.

This role goes beyond designing individual data pipelines or workloads. You will own the Databricks platform architecture and foundation, defining how Databricks is deployed, governed, secured, automated, and operated across enterprise environments. You will serve as a senior technical advisor to clients and engineering teams, establishing platform standards and architectural patterns that enable data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and GenAI workloads at scale.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in data, cloud, platform engineering, or architecture, including significant experience designing and delivering enterprise data platforms.
• Deep hands‑on expertise architecting and implementing Databricks platforms in production environments.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Unity Catalog, including metastore design, catalog/schema strategy, permissions, RBAC/ABAC, row‑level security, column masking, lineage, auditing, and governance patterns.
• Strong hands‑on experience implementing Databricks infrastructure using Terraform, including reusable modules and automated environment provisioning.
• Deep understanding of Databricks account and workspace architecture, compute, networking, identity, storage, security, and governance.
• Strong knowledge of Delta Lake, Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines, Databricks Workflows, Databricks SQL, and batch/streaming architecture.
• Experience designing CI/CD and DevOps practices for Databricks, including Git‑based development, Databricks Asset Bundles, Terraform, automated testing, and environment promotion.
• Strong understanding of Azure and the cloud‑native networking, identity, security, and storage services required to operate Databricks securely.
• Experience designing platforms supporting multiple workload types, including data engineering, BI/analytics, data science, machine learning, and AI/GenAI.
• Ability to translate enterprise security, governance, compliance, and operational requirements into practical Databricks architecture and implementation patterns.
• Proven ability to lead complex platform implementations and provide technical direction across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain architecture decisions and trade‑offs to both deeply technical teams and executive stakeholders.

Nice To Have

• Databricks professional‑level certifications or equivalent demonstrated platform expertise.
• Experience designing multi‑workspace, multi‑environment, and multi‑business‑unit Databricks architectures.
• Experience with Databricks platform migrations, cloud modernization, or enterprise Lakehouse adoption programs.
• Experience establishing FinOps, observability, disaster recovery, business continuity, and platform operating models for Databricks.
• Experience creating enterprise reference architectures, reusable Terraform modules, platform accelerators, and architectural standards.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate, diagram and document complex engineering concepts.

Why you will love GTS:

• Join a powerful tech workforce and help us change the world through technology
• Professional development opportunities with international customers
• Collaborative work environment
• Career path and mentorship programs that will lead to new levels.

Join GTS and contribute to shaping the data landscape within a dynamic and growing organization. Your skills will be honed, and your contributions will play a vital role in our continued success. GTS is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.