Data Architect

Stackstudio Digital.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data solutions firm in Birmingham seeks a Senior Databricks Architect to lead the design and delivery of high-performance data platforms on Databricks. The ideal candidate will possess several years’ experience at architect level, demonstrating success in designing and migrating data platforms. Strong knowledge in comparable platforms like Snowflake is valued, and relevant Databricks certifications are required. This role involves defining best practices and collaborating with teams to fulfill business needs.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience at architect level in data platforms.
• Proven success in designing and migrating data platforms into Databricks.
• Strong architectural background on platforms like Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architectures using Databricks.
• Lead migrations into Databricks from legacy systems.
• Define architectural standards for Databricks implementations.
• Collaborate with teams to translate business requirements.

Skills

Databricks expertise

Data architecture

Scala programming

Data migration

Job description

Databricks Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Databricks Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, high-performance data platforms built on Databricks. This is a strategic role requiring strong architectural experience, hands‑on design capability, and a deep understanding of modern data ecosystems.

The ideal candidate will have several years' experience operating at architect level, with proven success designing and/or migrating data platforms into Databricks. Candidates with strong architecture backgrounds on comparable platforms (such as Snowflake) will also be considered, provided they hold relevant Databricks certifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architectures using Databricks for analytics, data engineering, and data science use cases.
• Lead and support data platform migrations into Databricks from legacy or alternative data platforms.
• Define architectural standards, best practices, and reference patterns for Databricks implementations.
• Collaborate with data engineers, platform teams, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into Scala...