Senior Databricks Architect for Cloud Data & AI

ECS; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is seeking a Sr. Databricks Consultant to work in our Arlington, VA office. This role focuses on consulting with customers to design, optimize, and fine‑tune their Databricks environments for advanced analytics, ML, and AI‑driven insights.

You will leverage Delta Lake, MLflow, and Databricks ML to maximize performance, scalability, and value from data platforms, collaborating with clients to deliver measurable improvements in data‑driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance is required.
• Proven Databricks production experience.
• Strong Python/SQL for data engineering.
• Experience with Apache Spark.
• Cloud data platforms experience (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Willingness to travel to customer sites.
• U.S. citizen per contract; Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Databricks ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Optimize clusters for performance and cost.
• Integrate Databricks with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Implement data governance, security, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality datasets and insights.
• Troubleshoot issues and drive continuous improvement in data infrastructure.

Skills

Databricks production

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Data governance

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data modeling

Git / CI/CD

Travel readiness

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Delta Lake

MLflow

Unity Catalog

Terraform

Job description

ECS is seeking a Sr. Databricks Consultant to work in our Arlington, VA office. This role focuses on consulting with customers to design, optimize, and fine‑tune their Databricks environments for advanced analytics, ML, and AI‑driven insights.

You will leverage Delta Lake, MLflow, and Databricks ML to maximize performance, scalability, and value from data platforms, collaborating with clients to deliver measurable improvements in data‑driven decision making.