Platform Architect - DPaaS: 26-03051

Akraya, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Akraya, Inc. is seeking a Contract Platform Architect for the Adobe Unified Platform (AUP) - DPaaS. The role focuses on providing technical leadership, ensuring architectural continuity, and guiding the SQL Server to Databricks migration within a Databricks-based, enterprise-scale data platform.

You will collaborate with DevOps, DataOps, and platform teams, enforce governance, and document decisions for a smooth handoff to the returning architect.

Qualifications

• Strong Data/Platform Architecture experience with Databricks at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Unity Catalog governance.
• Strong experience with data platform migrations, preferably SQL Server to Databricks/lakehouse.
• Hands-on Spark experience using PySpark or Scala.
• Strong Delta Lake experience, including pipeline design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced SQL, including query optimization and schema design across multi-schema/multi-workspace environments.
• Strong understanding of data governance, access controls, lineage, metadata management, auditability, and least-privilege design.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary architecture point of contact for the Databricks + Unity Catalog DPaaS platform during the coverage period.
• Support and unblock the SQL Server-to-Databricks/lakehouse migration, including alignment with the SAP HANA/RISE migration timeline.
• Review and advise on data schemas, pipelines, compute architecture, and platform design.
• Enforce Databricks governance standards covering: Duplicate-data prevention Environment segregation Compute selection Engineering standards Cost visibility Identify and prevent data architecture anti-patterns and unnecessary data duplication.
• Partner with DevOps, DataOps, and platform support teams to keep architecture-dependent initiatives moving.
• Provide recommendations on platform decisions such as BI tooling and compute tiers.
• Troubleshoot production-scale data platform, Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, and pipeline issues.
• Document architectural decisions, rationale, open issues, and recommendations for handoff to the returning architect.

Skills

Databricks

Unity Catalog

SQL Server migration

PySpark/Scala

Data Governance

Delta Lake

SQL optimization

Job description

Contract Type: W2 Duration: 5+ Months Location: San Jose, CA (#LI-Hyrid) Pay Range: $85-$90/hr.

Job Summary

Contract Platform Architect for Adobe Unified Platform (AUP) - Data Platform-as-a-Service (DPaaS), supporting a Databricks-based enterprise data platform during a temporary parental-leave backfill. The architect will provide technical leadership and architectural continuity, support the SQL Server-to-Databricks migration, enforce data platform governance, troubleshoot architecture issues, and partner with DevOps, DataOps, and platform teams. This is a fixed-term contractor role requiring someone who can quickly ramp up in an existing enterprise environment and document decisions for a smooth handoff.

Primary Skills

• Databricks (advanced)
• Unity Catalog (advanced)
• SQL Server migration (intermediate)
• PySpark/Scala (intermediate)
• Data Governance (advanced)

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary architecture point of contact for the Databricks + Unity Catalog DPaaS platform during the coverage period.
• Support and unblock the SQL Server-to-Databricks/lakehouse migration, including alignment with the SAP HANA/RISE migration timeline.
• Review and advise on data schemas, pipelines, compute architecture, and platform design.
• Enforce Databricks governance standards covering: Duplicate-data prevention Environment segregation Compute selection Engineering standards Cost visibility Identify and prevent data architecture anti-patterns and unnecessary data duplication.
• Partner with DevOps, DataOps, and platform support teams to keep architecture-dependent initiatives moving.
• Provide recommendations on platform decisions such as BI tooling and compute tiers.
• Troubleshoot production-scale data platform, Spark, Delta Lake, SQL, and pipeline issues.
• Document architectural decisions, rationale, open issues, and recommendations for handoff to the returning architect.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong Data/Platform Architecture experience with Databricks at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Unity Catalog governance.
• Strong experience with data platform migrations, preferably SQL Server to Databricks/lakehouse.
• Hands-on Spark experience using PySpark or Scala.
• Strong Delta Lake experience, including pipeline design, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced SQL, including query optimization and schema design across multi-schema/multi-workspace environments.
• Strong understanding of data governance, access controls, lineage, metadata management, auditability, and least-privilege design.
• Understanding of Databricks compute and cost management, including cluster sizing, job vs. all-purpose compute, and autoscaling.
• Experience with Azure or AWS cloud infrastructure supporting Databricks, including networking, storage, and access control.
• Experience with data pipeline orchestration/CI-CD tools such as Databricks Workflows/Jobs, Airflow, Azure DevOps, or similar.
• Experience integrating or migrating ERP-related systems such as SAP/HANA into a lakehouse environment.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to quickly understand and take ownership of an in-flight enterprise data platform.