Remote Databricks Architect: Lakehouse & Streaming Lead

VDart Inc; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VDart Inc. is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect in Bolingbrook, IL with remote options for a 12-month engagement.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks to support real-time data processing and analytics initiatives. The candidate will lead data architecture, cloud integration, governance, security, and platform optimization, while mentoring data engineering teams and collaborating with BI tools such as Power BI and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or enterprise data platforms.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and architecting Databricks solutions.
• Experience designing data lakehouse architectures and enterprise data governance.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms: Azure Databricks, AWS Databricks, or GCP Databricks.
• Experience with streaming technologies: Kafka, Pub/Sub, Event Hubs, or Kinesis.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data lakehouse architectures using Databricks.
• Define enterprise data models, architecture standards, governance frameworks, and security controls.
• Lead the migration of legacy data warehouses, ETL processes, and data workloads to Databricks.
• Architect and implement batch and real-time data processing solutions using Apache Spark and PySpark.
• Design producer/consumer architectures for streaming and event-driven data platforms.
• Evaluate and define appropriate streaming technologies (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Event Hubs, Kinesis).
• Optimize data platforms for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Develop data integration and orchestration solutions; establish CI/CD and DataOps practices.

Skills

Databricks

Apache Spark

PySpark

SQL

Delta Lake

Azure Databricks

AWS Databricks

GCP Databricks

Streaming

Kafka

Power BI

Tableau

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

VDart Inc. is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect in Bolingbrook, IL with remote options for a 12-month engagement.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, and governing enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks to support real-time data processing and analytics initiatives. The candidate will lead data architecture, cloud integration, governance, security, and platform optimization, while mentoring data engineering teams and collaborating with BI tools such as Power BI and