Senior Databricks Architect for Federal Data Platforms

Accenture Federal Services; Washington; On-site; USD 149,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

US Citizenship Required

Eligible for security clearance

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Databricks Solution Architect to design and implement modern data platforms for federal missions. You will lead architecture, migration, and integration efforts, ensuring governance, security, and scalable analytics across diverse government workloads.

You will guide cross-functional teams, establish best practices, and mentor engineers while staying current with Databricks advancements and industry trends.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience with ETL/ELT, data modeling, CI/CD pipelines, and performance tuning in large-scale environments.
• Leading technical teams, coordinating migrations, mentoring engineers, and delivering architectural solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and implementation of scalable data solutions using Databricks including Delta Lake, SQL, Lakeflow pipelines, and cloud-native storage.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into detailed data models and solution architectures.
• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines, workflows, and data models including ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and metadata management.
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to engineering teams to ensure high-quality development and adherence to architectural standards.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data security, access controls, governance, cataloging, lineage, and compliance within Databricks environments.
• Oversee configuration and management of Databricks Workspaces, Unity Catalog, CI/CD automation, environment setup, and deployment frameworks.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to performance, data quality, integration, and environment configuration.
• Lead test strategy and quality assurance activities, including unit testing, regression testing, system testing, and readiness reviews.
• Drive platform optimization and cost efficiency through cluster tuning, storage optimization, and pipeline performance improvements.
• Plan and oversee data migration iterations, parallel runs, and production deployment processes to ensure smooth cutover and minimal disruption.

Skills

Databricks

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

AWS

Azure

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CI/CD automation

Job description

Accenture Federal Services seeks a Databricks Solution Architect to design and implement modern data platforms for federal missions. You will lead architecture, migration, and integration efforts, ensuring governance, security, and scalable analytics across diverse government workloads.

You will guide cross-functional teams, establish best practices, and mentor engineers while staying current with Databricks advancements and industry trends.