Databricks Solution/Strategy Architect Manager

Accenture; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking a Databricks Solution/Strategy Architect to design and implement modern, scalable data solutions for government missions. You will lead architecture, development, and migration of data platforms, ensuring integration with existing systems and alignment with data strategy.

This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical designs, data models, and solution architectures, while enforcing best

Qualifications

• Design and implement Databricks-based data solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into designs.
• Ensure data governance, security, and metadata management practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and implementation of scalable data solutions using Databricks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical designs.
• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines, workflows, and data models.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Enforce best practices for data security, governance, and cataloging.
• Oversee Databricks workspaces, Unity Catalog, and deployment frameworks.
• Troubleshoot performance and data quality issues across environments.
• Lead test strategy and QA activities.
• Drive platform optimization and cost efficiency.
• Plan data migration iterations and production deployments.
• Support knowledge transfer and training activities.
• Stay current with Databricks advancements and industry trends.
• Document architectures and processes.

Skills

Databricks

Data architecture

Cloud data platforms

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

CI/CD

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

Overview

As a Databricks Solution/Strategy Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing modern, scalable data solutions that enable advanced analytics, reporting, and operational efficiency. You will lead the architecture, development, and migration of data platforms, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and alignment with organizational data strategies

The Work:

This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical designs, as well as oversight across configuration, development, testing, deployment, and optimization of Databricks environments. You will establish and enforce best practices in data engineering, governance, quality, security, and metadata management across all stages of the data lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable data solutions using Databricks, including Delta Lake, SQL, Lakeflow pipelines, and cloud-native storage.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into detailed technical designs, data models, and solution architectures.

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines, workflows, and data models , including ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and metadata management.

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineering teams to ensure high-quality development and adherence to architectural standards.

• Establish and enforce best practices for data security, access controls, governance, cataloging, lineage, and compliance within Databricks environments.

• Oversee configuration and management of Databricks Workspaces, Unity Catalog, CI/CD automation, environment setup, and deployment frameworks.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to performance, data quality, integration, and environment configuration.

• Lead test strategy and quality assurance activities, including unit testing, regression testing, system testing, and readiness reviews.

• Drive platform optimization and cost efficiency, including cluster tuning, storage optimization, and pipeline performance improvements.

• Plan and oversee data migration iterations, parallel runs, and production deployment processes to ensure smooth cutover and minimal business disruption.

• Support knowledge transfer, documentation, and training activities to empower end users and operational teams.

• Stay current with Databricks platform advancements and industry trends, and proactively introduce innovations to improve data engineering capabilities.

• Document architectures, technical designs, processes, and best practices