Remote Lead Data Platform Architect (Databricks & AI)

Lovelytics; Arlington, Chicago (VA, IL); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Lovelytics seeks a Solution Architect to design and lead scalable data platforms and pipelines for diverse clients. You will guide architecture, implement best-in-class ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions on the cloud, and partner with sales to scope engagements and present technical proposals.

You’ll drive data lakehouse and warehouse projects, mentor engineers, and shape solution architectures for RFPs and proofs of concept, while ensuring security and data quality across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data analytics and architecture, including large-scale cloud deployments.
• 4+ years in a client facing role, preferably in a professional services firm.
• Proven track record designing and implementing modern data lakehouses, warehouses, and pipelines in AWS, Azure, or GCP. Across Data Models, ETL Pipelines, integration specifications, secruity policies, access controls and infrastructue configuration.
• Expert knowledge of Databricks and Spark (required)
• Experience creating proofs of concept, technical presales presentations, and pricing for engagements
• Strong client-facing communication skills with the ability to influence technical and executive stakeholders
• A tech stack of Google Workspace (email, tools), MacOS, Slack (internal comms), Atlassian

Responsibilities

• Formulate forward-looking data strategies aligned with client business objectives and industry best practices
• Design and oversee large-scale AI, lakehouse and warehouse implementations on Databricks (must-have) and other cloud-native technologies
• Create solutions that integrate on-premises and multiple cloud environments seamlessly.
• Architect batch and streaming ingestion, real-time processing, and ELT/ETL patterns
• Ensure security, privacy, compliance, and data quality at scale on client engagements
• Tackle intricate data engineering challenges and make strategic decisions to de-risk delivery
• Introduce emerging technologies and methodologies to keep client solutions at the cutting edge.
• Drive performance, cost optimization, scalability, and maintainability across data engineering solutions
• Mentor engineers, review architectures and code, and guide teams through implementation.
• Lead technical discovery, shape solution architectures, respond to RFPs, and deliver demos and proofs of concept for data engineering engagements
• Create technical blueprints and recommend tools, frameworks, and design patterns aligned to client needs

Skills

Data analytics

Client facing

Presales & presentations

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Spark

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Lovelytics seeks a Solution Architect to design and lead scalable data platforms and pipelines for diverse clients. You will guide architecture, implement best-in-class ingestion, transformation, and storage solutions on the cloud, and partner with sales to scope engagements and present technical proposals.

You’ll drive data lakehouse and warehouse projects, mentor engineers, and shape solution architectures for RFPs and proofs of concept, while ensuring security and data quality across