Databricks Solution Architect: Data & ML Platform Lead

Quantum Technologies. LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies LLC in San Francisco, CA, seeks a Databricks Solution Architect for an 8-month engagement to define target-state architectures for data ingestion, medallion architecture, data serving, and ML workloads on Databricks.

You will lead discovery, translate requirements into reference architectures and roadmaps, design secure data solutions with Unity Catalog, and guide vendor evaluations and PoCs. 7+ years in data engineering or architecture with Databricks preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data engineering or architecture, including 5+ years with Databricks.
• Strong expertise in Apache Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, medallion architecture, and dimensional data modeling.
• Strong AWS architecture knowledge, including networking, IAM, encryption, and multi-account design.
• Experience with Unity Catalog, data security, governance, and PII/NPI protection.
• Proven experience migrating legacy Hadoop/Hive and warehouse workloads.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, batch processing, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Experience with Databricks cost optimization, FinOps, stakeholder management, and architecture documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture covering data ingestion, medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), data serving, and ML workloads on Databricks.
• Lead stakeholder discovery, translate business requirements into solution designs, reference architectures, and delivery roadmaps.
• Design marketing data solutions for customer identity resolution, segmentation, campaign measurement, and compliant data sharing.
• Architect collections data solutions for delinquency monitoring, contact data, agency/vendor integrations, and regulatory compliance.
• Define batch and streaming patterns, AWS networking, IAM, multi-account architecture, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Establish security and governance using Unity Catalog, PII/NPI protection, encryption, audit logging, and data lineage.
• Plan migration from legacy Hadoop, Hive, EMR, and data warehouse platforms.
• Develop Databricks cost and capacity models, FinOps controls, and platform investment business cases.
• Lead architecture reviews, vendor evaluations, proofs of concept, and architecture standards.

Skills

Databricks

Data engineering

Architecture

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

SQL

Medallion architecture

AWS

Unity Catalog

PII protection

Hadoop migration

Kafka

FinOps

Stakeholder mgmt

Cost optimization

Job description

Quantum Technologies LLC in San Francisco, CA, seeks a Databricks Solution Architect for an 8-month engagement to define target-state architectures for data ingestion, medallion architecture, data serving, and ML workloads on Databricks.

You will lead discovery, translate requirements into reference architectures and roadmaps, design secure data solutions with Unity Catalog, and guide vendor evaluations and PoCs. 7+ years in data engineering or architecture with Databricks preferred.