Databricks Enterprise Architect — Lead Modern Data Platforms

Digital Links Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Links Inc. in Kansas City, MO, is seeking a Senior Data Architect with deep Databricks expertise to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms.

The role combines strategic and hands‑on work across data architecture, cloud data engineering, and production deployments, guiding teams and shaping data solutions for analytics and BI across the organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, data warehousing, or related technical disciplines.
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience with Databricks, including designing and implementing enterprise solutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading at least one end‑to‑end Databricks implementation, from architecture and initial setup through production deployment.
• Strong understanding of Databricks Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Apache Spark.
• Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions.
• Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with cloud‑based data storage, data warehouses, and distributed processing technologies.
• Strong understanding of data modeling, data governance, data security, and performance optimization.
• Experience migrating or modernizing legacy data platforms into cloud‑based architectures.
• Ability to develop architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and implementation roadmaps.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with technical teams and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high‑performing enterprise data architectures leveraging Databricks.
• Lead end‑to‑end Databricks implementations, including architecture design, environment setup, data integration, migration, and production deployment.
• Define architectural standards, best practices, and technical roadmaps for modern data platforms.
• Design and implement Lakehouse architectures supporting analytics, business intelligence, and advanced data processing.
• Evaluate existing data environments and recommend modernization strategies.
• Partner with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and technology leadership to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Lead the design, configuration, deployment, and optimization of Databricks environments.
• Architect and implement data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, Python, and SQL.
• Design and implement Delta Lake solutions for reliable, scalable data storage and processing.
• Establish data ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and integration patterns.
• Implement medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and other appropriate data modeling frameworks.
• Configure and optimize Databricks workflows, compute resources, and data processing performance.
• Support migration of legacy data warehouses, ETL processes, and data platforms into Databricks.
• Implement CI/CD processes, infrastructure automation, and deployment best practices.

Skills

Databricks

Python

PySpark

SQL

Apache Spark

Data modeling

Data governance

Communication

Tools

Terraform

dbt

Airflow

Power BI

Tableau

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Digital Links Inc. in Kansas City, MO, is seeking a Senior Data Architect with deep Databricks expertise to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise data platforms.

The role combines strategic and hands‑on work across data architecture, cloud data engineering, and production deployments, guiding teams and shaping data solutions for analytics and BI across the organization.