Databricks Solutions Architect IV — Platform & Data Governance

International Executive Service Corps; Los Alamos, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectra Tech in Los Alamos, NM seeks a Solutions Architect 4 to lead Databricks-centric architecture efforts across data platforms and AI workloads. You will design reference architectures and mentor teams to deliver scalable, compliant data solutions.

Responsibilities include guiding multi-tier Databricks deployments, optimizing data movement, and collaborating with security, governance, and FinOps to meet regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• MS degree with 20 years designing, building, and operating Databricks workloads.
• 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.).

Responsibilities

• Advise on 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 data movement (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 data classification policy and regulatory requirements
• Recommend FinOps and performance standards, workload and cost management
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and AI/ML teams participate in architecture reviews
• Work with information & cyber security, and other teams for compliance to policies and standards
• Evaluate emerging Databricks capabilities and recommend adoption strategies, including endpoint integrations with third parties

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Notebooks

Communication

Cloud architecture

Education

MS degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Spark Structured Streaming

Lakeflow / DLT / Live Tables

Databricks SQL

MLflow

Mosaic AI Model Serving

Databricks Apps

VPC/VNet

S3/ADLS

KMS

Job description

Spectra Tech in Los Alamos, NM seeks a Solutions Architect 4 to lead Databricks-centric architecture efforts across data platforms and AI workloads. You will design reference architectures and mentor teams to deliver scalable, compliant data solutions.

Responsibilities include guiding multi-tier Databricks deployments, optimizing data movement, and collaborating with security, governance, and FinOps to meet regulatory requirements.