Senior Solutions Architect - Data Analytics & Cloud

Databricks; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Auckland seeks a seasoned Solutions Architect to shape customer engagement strategies and partner with Account Executives in your territory.

You will coach junior architects, influence C-level stakeholders across cloud and third-party apps, and champion data analytics architecture and the Databricks platform.

This role offers opportunities to advance in tracks like technical specialization, industry leadership, strategic vision, or people management.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex customer engagements and sales lifecycle in technical pre-sales.
• Ability to influence decision-makers and executives to drive customer success.
• Experience coding in Python, Java, or Scala and willingness to learn Spark.
• Hands-on experience with PoCs and public cloud platforms.
• Ability to craft technical solutions for customer needs in a competitive market.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executives in your territory.
• Coach junior Solutions Architects and teams on use case prioritization and building technical champions.
• Influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and 3rd party applications, ensuring they are excited by the Databricks vision and solution strategy.
• Be a 'champion' for both customers and colleagues, operating as an expert solution architect and trusted advisor for significant data analytics architecture, design, and adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
• Contribute to Databricks' technical community engagement by developing customer-facing collateral and leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
• Opportunity to continue your development in one of four tracks - technical specialization, industry vertical thought leadership, strategic customer vision, and people management.

Skills

Pre-sales engagement

Executive influence

Programming languages

Cloud platforms

Solution architecture

Job description

Databricks in Auckland seeks a seasoned Solutions Architect to shape customer engagement strategies and partner with Account Executives in your territory.

You will coach junior architects, influence C-level stakeholders across cloud and third-party apps, and champion data analytics architecture and the Databricks platform.

This role offers opportunities to advance in tracks like technical specialization, industry leadership, strategic vision, or people management.