Remote Solutions Architect — Data Analytics & Lakehouse

Ferguson; United States; Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferguson seeks an experienced Solutions Architect for Data Analytics to define and guide the enterprise data strategy centered on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. You will design scalable, secure data solutions that enable analytics, AI, machine learning, and operational reporting across a hybrid enterprise landscape.

Location flexibility includes Remote within the United States or Hybrid for Newport News, VA; you will mentor engineers, drive automation, ensure security/compliance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT; equivalent experience considered.
• 4+ years in enterprise IT operations, systems engineering, or infrastructure architecture.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation.
• Strong Azure data solutions experience (Data Factory, ADLS, Key Vault).
• Demonstrated Databricks or similar cloud data platform expertise.
• Experience with BI/analytics data architectures (Power BI).
• Knowledge of IAM automation and RBAC provisioning.
• Proven CI/CD experience (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to innovate and modernize automation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver strategic direction for enterprise solution architecture across multiple domains.
• Design scalable, secure data solutions enabling analytics, AI, ML, and reporting.
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership on architecture decisions.
• Translate business requirements into automated, scalable architectures.
• Ensure security, compliance, and performance in automation designs.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation and standards.
• Drive continuous improvement and stay ahead of data tech trends.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Adaptability

Learning mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Azure Data Factory

Azure Storage/ADLS

Key Vault

Databricks

Power BI

Job description

Ferguson seeks an experienced Solutions Architect for Data Analytics to define and guide the enterprise data strategy centered on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. You will design scalable, secure data solutions that enable analytics, AI, machine learning, and operational reporting across a hybrid enterprise landscape.

Location flexibility includes Remote within the United States or Hybrid for Newport News, VA; you will mentor engineers, drive automation, ensure security/compliance, and