Senior Data & AI Architect - Azure & Databricks Leader

CDM Smith; Springdale (AR); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group. You will design scalable, secure data and AI solutions, collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and business units to turn complex requirements into robust architectures.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks, strong communication skills, and a strategic mindset for delivering measurable business outcomes across the firm’s AEC projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5 years related experience required.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design the architecture for various data and AI solutions, ensuring scalability, security and reliability.
• Engage with business units to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Create data and AI architectural solutions to complex architecture, engineering, and environmental science problems.
• Design and implement strategies to scale data and AI solutions across different business units.
• Create detailed architecture and technical design docs for data and AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, and stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of latest developments in data technologies and best practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Azure Databricks

Data governance

AI/ML solutions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

5 years experience

Equivalent experience

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group. You will design scalable, secure data and AI solutions, collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and business units to turn complex requirements into robust architectures.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with Azure cloud services and Databricks, strong communication skills, and a strategic mindset for delivering measurable business outcomes across the firm’s AEC projects.