Databricks Enterprise Architect Lead (Hybrid – London)

Cognizant; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect – Databricks to lead the Technical Design Authority and govern architecture decisions across a large-scale Databricks transformation program. You will ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term platform strategy, while collaborating with engineering, platform and cybersecurity teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in EA roles, strong Databricks and cloud experience (AWS/Azure),

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Enterprise or Solution Architecture roles.
• Proven experience leading architecture governance (TDA).
• Strong knowledge of data platforms and cloud-native architectures.
• Security, governance, and regulatory awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technical Design Authority for a large Databricks transformation program.
• Govern architecture decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and executive leadership.
• Deliver architecture artefacts, reference architectures, and design patterns.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Technical Design Authority

Stakeholder engagement

Databricks expertise

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Lakehouse

Job description

Cognizant in London, United Kingdom, is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect – Databricks to lead the Technical Design Authority and govern architecture decisions across a large-scale Databricks transformation program. You will ensure alignment with enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term platform strategy, while collaborating with engineering, platform and cybersecurity teams.

Ideal candidates have 10+ years in EA roles, strong Databricks and cloud experience (AWS/Azure),