Senior Databricks Architect - Remote Data Modernization

Cognizant; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise data modernization initiatives in a remote role. The candidate will drive Databricks Lakehouse architectures, ELT/ETL pipelines, data governance, and AWS-based cloud solutions, collaborating with analytics and engineering teams.

Required 12+ years in Data Engineering/Data Architecture and 5+ years in Databricks, with strong Python/SQL skills and experience migrating large-scale data to

Qualifications

• 12+ years of Data Engineering/Data Architecture experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Databricks Architecture experience.
• Strong expertise in: Databricks Lakehouse, Apache Spark / PySpark, Delta Lake, Databricks Workflows, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, Python, SQL.
• AWS Cloud experience (S3, IAM, networking, security, cloud architecture).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
• Lead data modernization and migration programs from legacy platforms to Databricks.
• Architect scalable ELT/ETL pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and Python.
• Define data governance, security, lineage, and metadata management strategies using Unity Catalog.
• Design batch and real-time data processing solutions.
• Provide architecture guidance for cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Collaborate with business, analytics, and engineering teams to define data strategies.
• Establish best practices for data quality, monitoring, performance tuning, and cost optimization.
• Create architecture standards, reference architectures, and technical documentation.
• Mentor data engineers and technical leads throughout the development lifecycle.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and AI/ML capabilities within the Databricks ecosystem.

Skills

Databricks Lakehouse

Apache Spark / PySpark

Delta Lake

Databricks SQL

Python

SQL

AWS Cloud

Unity Catalog

Databricks Workflows

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Tools

Terraform

Snowflake

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise data modernization initiatives in a remote role. The candidate will drive Databricks Lakehouse architectures, ELT/ETL pipelines, data governance, and AWS-based cloud solutions, collaborating with analytics and engineering teams.

Required 12+ years in Data Engineering/Data Architecture and 5+ years in Databricks, with strong Python/SQL skills and experience migrating large-scale data to