Senior Azure Databricks Solutions Architect

Fractal Analytics Inc.; California (MO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Fractal Analytics Inc. is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver scalable Azure Databricks data platforms. You will work with stakeholders and engineering teams to define architectures and governance for cloud-based analytics solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data solutions, security standards, and performance optimization across batch, streaming, and real-time workloads. A strong Azure and Databricks background is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or Solution Architecture.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Azure cloud services.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks and Spark-based solutions.
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms.
• Experience working with large-scale structured and unstructured datasets.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end data and analytics solutions on Azure and Databricks.
• Design scalable data platforms supporting batch, streaming, and real-time analytics workloads.
• Lead solution design discussions, architecture reviews, and technical governance.
• Define data lake, data warehouse, lakehouse, and data mesh architectures.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Establish security, governance, and compliance standards across the platform.
• Design data integration frameworks using Azure-native services and Databricks.
• Drive performance optimization, cost management, and cloud modernization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams.
• Support proposal development, effort estimation, and client presentations.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards and best practices.

Skills

Data engineering

Architecture design

Stakeholder management

Cloud data platforms

Python

PySpark

SQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure SQL Database

Azure Event Hub

Azure Service Bus

Terraform

Job description

Fractal Analytics Inc. is seeking an experienced Solution Architect to design and deliver scalable Azure Databricks data platforms. You will work with stakeholders and engineering teams to define architectures and governance for cloud-based analytics solutions.

The role emphasizes end-to-end data solutions, security standards, and performance optimization across batch, streaming, and real-time workloads. A strong Azure and Databricks background is essential.