Architect - AWS/Azure & Databricks

Galactic Minds INC; Ciudad de México; Remote; MXN 3,323,000 - 4,431,000; Full time

Job summary

Galactic Minds INC is seeking an experienced Architect to design data platforms on Databricks, running on AWS or Azure. You will set the technical direction, make key design decisions, and work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver solutions that are secure, scalable, and cost-effective.

The role demands 13–14+ years in software or data engineering, deep Databricks expertise, cloud design experience, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 13–14+ years of software or data engineering experience, incl. 4+ years in architect/solution design.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, lakehouse/medallion approach, Spark/PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and tuning.
• Strong experience designing data platforms on AWS or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction for data platforms on Databricks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, cost-effective solutions.
• Lead architecture decisions and promote best practices across projects.
• Mentor teams and drive CI/CD and IaC adoption.

Skills

Architect experience

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Tools

Databricks

Spark/PySpark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Workflows

Terraform / IaC

CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Redshift

Job description

Candidate Location: Candidates must be based in Panama, Mexico, or Argentina.

Time Zone: Must be comfortable working according to the Panama time zone.

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Architect who designs data platforms on Databricks, running on AWS or Azure. The person will set the technical direction, make key design decisions, and work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver solutions that are secure, can grow with demand, and are cost-effective.

Key requirements:

• 13–14+ years of software or data engineering experience, including at least 4 years in an architect or solution design role.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, including the lakehouse/medallion approach, Spark/PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and performance and cost tuning.
• Strong experience designing solutions on AWS or Azure:
• AWS: S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, Redshift, networking basics
• A proven track record of designing large-scale batch and real-time data platforms.
• A strong understanding of data governance, security, access control, data quality and lineage.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent) and DevOps practices.
• Experience moving or modernizing older data platforms to Databricks on the cloud.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain architecture choices to both technical teams and senior business leaders.

Good to have: Experience on both AWS and Azure, architect-level Databricks or cloud certifications, and experience designing data foundations for GenAI or machine learning use cases.