Senior Databricks Architect - Data Lakehouse & Governance

Capgemini; Bristol (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale data lakehouse platforms on Azure. You will build Databricks workspaces, data lake architectures, and governance models while leading deployment and automation efforts.

Strong security and IAM expertise are required for successful production readiness. The role emphasizes collaboration with security, data engineering, and governance teams to ensure compliant, scalable, and reliable

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Azure Databricks architecture and administration.
• Expertise in ADLS Gen2, Unity Catalog, Azure Key Vault, Private Link, and networking.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale data lakehouse and data platform solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, IAM, secrets management, and compliance controls.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred), and platform automation.
• Strong understanding of data integration, ingestion patterns, and enterprise source connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Design Databricks workspace, compute, networking, and private-access architecture.
• Define data lake architecture, including Bronze, checkpoint, archive, and quarantine zones.
• Establish data orchestration patterns, catalog structures, and platform standards.
• Develop high-level and low-level solution designs (HLD/LLD).
• Lead deployment and configuration of Databricks environments using approved automation frameworks.
• Implement security, governance, and access controls using Unity Catalog and Azure Key Vault.
• Configure and secure ADLS Gen2 storage, private endpoints, retention policies, and access management.
• Design and validate source system connectivity, authentication mechanisms, and data ingestion frameworks.
• Define cluster, runtime, operational, and security standards for the platform.
• Support testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production readiness activities.

Skills

Azure Databricks

CI/CD

Data governance

Security & IAM

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Tundra Technical Solutions is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to design and implement enterprise-scale data lakehouse platforms on Azure. You will build Databricks workspaces, data lake architectures, and governance models while leading deployment and automation efforts.

Strong security and IAM expertise are required for successful production readiness. The role emphasizes collaboration with security, data engineering, and governance teams to ensure compliant, scalable, and reliable