Databricks Solutions Lead — Senior Principal

Slalom; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful time off

Paid holidays

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Health, dental, & vision coverage

Adoption and fertility assistance

Short/long-term disability

Well-being reimbursement $350/year

Discounted home/auto/pet insurance

Job summary

Slalom in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Principal Databricks Partner Solution Lead to shape large-scale data and AI initiatives. You will sit at the intersection of Slalom's Databricks business unit, regional sales teams, industry leaders, solution architects, and Databricks partner teams.

You will help shape high-impact pursuits, bring technical clarity to client problems, and design solutions that connect Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform with Slalom's broader consulting,

Qualifications

• 8+ years in consulting, data architecture, analytics, AI, or cloud engineering.
• 5+ years designing and delivering modern data platforms in cloud environments.
• 3+ years leading technical presales or pursuit processes.
• Familiarity with GenAI, agentic AI, RAG, ML/LLMOps, model evaluation and serving.

Responsibilities

• Lead Databricks solution strategy with sales, industry, and Databricks teams.
• Architect modern data and AI platforms across data engineering, lakehouse, analytics, ML, GenAI.
• Advise clients on Databricks capabilities including Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, Delta Lake, and related tools.
• Develop business-value narratives: ROI, modernization, migration, platform adoption.
• Drive partner-led growth with field and market teams.
• Create repeatable solutions: demos, accelerators, reference architectures, sales plays.
• Provide technical oversight during pursuit-to-delivery transitions.

Skills

Databricks depth

Presales leadership

AI/GenAI fluency

Cloud platforms

Executive presence

Delivery credibility

Relationship builder

Solution strategy

Architectural design

Tools

Lakehouse architecture

Job description

Slalom in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior Principal Databricks Partner Solution Lead to shape large-scale data and AI initiatives. You will sit at the intersection of Slalom's Databricks business unit, regional sales teams, industry leaders, solution architects, and Databricks partner teams.

You will help shape high-impact pursuits, bring technical clarity to client problems, and design solutions that connect Databricks' Data Intelligence Platform with Slalom's broader consulting,