Databricks Solutions Architect IV — Data Platform Leader

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Ballenger Creek (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Solutions Architect 4 to support a major national laboratory, leading end-to-end Databricks reference architectures and governance across data platforms.

You will mentor data engineers and analysts, guide migrations from legacy systems, design multi-tier architectures by data classification, and collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance and cost effectiveness. This role requires strong Python/SQL and clear communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, building, and operating Databricks workloads with medallion layer architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark Structured Streaming, Lakeflow (or DLT/Live Tables), Databricks SQL, MLflow, and Mosaic AI Model Serving.
• Strong experience in cloud architecture supporting the platform (VPC/VNet, Security, S3/ADLS, KMS, etc.).
• Proven experience migrating enterprise data workloads from legacy/on prem data warehouse/lake to Databricks.
• Production streaming and CDC experience.
• Depth in security and governance: Unity Catalog policies (ABAC), classification, encryption, access auditing, compliance-to-control translation.
• Hands-on experience designing multi-tier Databricks architectures driven by data classification requirements.
• Strong Python and SQL, Spark, Notebooks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the Databricks reference architecture covering Lakeflow, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog Mosaic AI, Databricks SQL, and Databricks Apps
• Provide hands-on guidance on Databricks full-stack solution design
• Advise on design of both data movement (e.g. batch, real-time streaming) and zero-copy patterns
• Guide platform migrations from legacy SQL and document stores onto Databricks and related cloud data platforms
• Recommend security, governance, and compliance-as-code: Unity Catalog ABAC, governed tags, row filters/column masks, key management, networking security and compliance security profiles.
• Advise on design of segregated/tiered data pool architectures aligned to the organization's data classification policy and applicable regulatory requirements, including cross-tier data movement
• Recommend FinOps and performance standards, workload and cost management
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and AI/ML teams participate in architecture reviews and contribute to standards
• Work with information & cyber security, and other teams as needed for compliance to policies and standards
• Evaluate emerging Databricks capabilities and recommend adoption strategies, including endpoint integrations with third parties as they evolve

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Notebooks

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Lakeflow/DTL

Databricks SQL

MLflow

Mosaic AI

Job description

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Solutions Architect 4 to support a major national laboratory, leading end-to-end Databricks reference architectures and governance across data platforms.

You will mentor data engineers and analysts, guide migrations from legacy systems, design multi-tier architectures by data classification, and collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance and cost effectiveness. This role requires strong Python/SQL and clear communication.