Remote Databricks Lakehouse Architect for Modernization

Cognizant; Baton Rouge (LA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to lead enterprise data modernization initiatives. The role focuses on designing Databricks Lakehouse architecture, migrating legacy data, and building scalable ELT/ETL pipelines on AWS. Insurance/Property & Casualty domain familiarity is highly preferred.

The candidate will mentor engineers, establish data governance, and drive best practices across data platforms in a fast-paced, remote-capable environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Data Engineering/Data Architecture experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Databricks Architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in Databricks Lakehouse, Spark/PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Databricks SQL.
• Proficient in Python and SQL; AWS Cloud experience (S3, IAM, networking, security).
• Experience with large-scale data migration and data governance, security, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
• Lead data modernization and migration programs from legacy platforms to Databricks.
• Architect scalable ELT/ETL pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and Python.
• Define data governance, security, lineage, and metadata management strategies using Unity Catalog.
• Design batch and real-time data processing solutions.
• Provide architecture guidance for cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Collaborate with business, analytics, and engineering teams to define data strategies.
• Establish best practices for data quality, monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Create architecture standards, reference architectures, and technical documentation.
• Mentor data engineers and technical leads throughout the development lifecycle.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and AI/ML capabilities within the Databricks ecosystem.

Skills

Databricks Lakehouse

Apache Spark

PySpark

Delta Lake

Databricks Workflows

Unity Catalog

Databricks SQL

Python

SQL

AWS Cloud

Tools

Terraform

Snowflake

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to lead enterprise data modernization initiatives. The role focuses on designing Databricks Lakehouse architecture, migrating legacy data, and building scalable ELT/ETL pipelines on AWS. Insurance/Property & Casualty domain familiarity is highly preferred.

The candidate will mentor engineers, establish data governance, and drive best practices across data platforms in a fast-paced, remote-capable environment.