Principal Databricks Architect – Remote Lakehouse Leader

OZ; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health coverage

401K

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid or remote work

Job summary

OZ is seeking a Principal Consultant - Databricks to serve as the senior technical authority for complex Azure Databricks engagements, shaping secure Lakehouse solutions and governance across discovery to production delivery.

The role is remote within the U.S., with a focus on guiding multidisciplinary teams, pre-sales, and executive stakeholders to achieve client outcomes while optimizing security, performance, and cost.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise data analytics consulting.
• 5+ years architecting Databricks or Lakehouse solutions.
• 3+ years in senior technical leadership or principal consulting.
• Deep Azure Databricks platform knowledge and governance.
• Strong expertise in Spark, PySpark, Python, SQL, and Delta Lake.
• Experience with CI/CD, IaC, and production-grade delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture and roadmaps for Databricks engagements.
• Lead discovery workshops translating business needs into designs.
• Design enterprise Lakehouse platforms spanning end-to-end data flows.
• Establish platform standards for governance, security, and cost.
• Provide delivery oversight and risk management throughout delivery.
• Support pre-sales, solution shaping, and delivery staffing.
• Develop reusable reference architectures and playbooks.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and consultants; collaborate with partners.

Skills

Executive communication

Delivery leadership

Architecture governance

Solution architecture

Pre-sales engagement

Mentorship

Business acumen

Problem solving

Tools

Azure Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Databricks SQL

Lakeflow

Apache Spark

PySpark

Python

SQL

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Databricks CLI

Job description

OZ is seeking a Principal Consultant - Databricks to serve as the senior technical authority for complex Azure Databricks engagements, shaping secure Lakehouse solutions and governance across discovery to production delivery.

The role is remote within the U.S., with a focus on guiding multidisciplinary teams, pre-sales, and executive stakeholders to achieve client outcomes while optimizing security, performance, and cost.