Azure Databricks Lakehouse Architect for Digital Delivery

Southern Company; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision benefits

Job summary

Southern Company seeks a Senior Business Data Architect for Digital Project Delivery to define how project data is structured and governed across capital programs using the Azure Databricks Lakehouse. You will partner with enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and cybersecurity to shape data foundations and scalable data solutions throughout design, construction, turnover, and operations.

You will lead data domains, standards, data movement patterns, and governance, aligning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, or analytics platform engineering.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms and governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the business data architecture and strategic direction for Digital Project Delivery across the capital project lifecycle.
• Define and govern data structures, data standards, and information flows for major projects.
• Lead the target lakehouse design, data movement patterns, and integration approaches.
• Collaborate with enterprise architecture, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to translate needs into scalable data solutions.
• Drive architecture reviews, governance, and decision processes for new data capabilities.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Data governance

Data modeling

Data quality

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure Databricks Lakehouse

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Job description

Southern Company seeks a Senior Business Data Architect for Digital Project Delivery to define how project data is structured and governed across capital programs using the Azure Databricks Lakehouse. You will partner with enterprise architecture, platform engineering, and cybersecurity to shape data foundations and scalable data solutions throughout design, construction, turnover, and operations.

You will lead data domains, standards, data movement patterns, and governance, aligning with