Lead Data Platform Architect: Azure Databricks

Socket.dev

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 155,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits (medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Socket.dev seeks a Senior Data Platform Architect to design, operate, and secure a scalable Azure Databricks-based data platform supporting finance, revenue, marketing, and reservations. You will lead Unity Catalog governance, access management, and cost controls while partnering with BI, AI, and data science teams to enable production-ready solutions.

You will set engineering standards for AI-assisted coding, build a reusable automation harness, and drive reliability, security, and performance

Qualifications

Strong experience designing and operating enterprise data platforms.
Expertise with Databricks Unity Catalog and Azure.
Experience in data governance and cost management.

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end platform architecture and implementations across the data stack.
Administer Databricks Unity Catalog, clusters, and identity governance.
Ingest, orchestrate, and integrate data across Azure Data Factory and Databricks Workflows.
Establish AI-assisted engineering standards and harnesses for safe, scalable code.
Oversee ML assets in Unity Catalog and MLflow in production.
Define security posture, access controls, and Terraform-based CI/CD for the platform.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, cost-efficient operations.