Senior Databricks Lakehouse Architect for AI & Data

Jade Business Services (JBS); Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Jade Business Services (JBS) seeks a Senior Databricks Architect / Data & AI Architect to lead enterprise-scale Data & AI transformations from Houston. You will define end-to-end Lakehouse architectures, set technical strategy, and engage with client CTOs and VPs.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data platforms, deep Databricks expertise, and hands-on experience across Azure and GCP, BigQuery, and governance tools such as Unity Catalog. Hybrid work is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Data Engineering, Data Platform Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or Enterprise Solution Architecture.
• Databricks expertise with 5+ years in architecture.
• Presales, RFP/RFI authoring, and executive-level presentations.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and validate enterprise-grade Databricks Lakehouse and AI solutions.
• Design robust data pipelines using Lakeflow tools.
• Establish unified governance, RBAC/ABAC, and data lineage across catalogs.
• Lead architecture for RFP/RFI responses and client engagements with CTOs/VPs.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Presales experience

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS/SE

Tools

Databricks Lakeflow

Delta Lake

Delta UniForm

Apache Iceberg

Unity Catalog

Databricks Vector Search

Terraform

MLflow

Azure Synapse

GCP BigQuery

Job description

Jade Business Services (JBS) seeks a Senior Databricks Architect / Data & AI Architect to lead enterprise-scale Data & AI transformations from Houston. You will define end-to-end Lakehouse architectures, set technical strategy, and engage with client CTOs and VPs.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data platforms, deep Databricks expertise, and hands-on experience across Azure and GCP, BigQuery, and governance tools such as Unity Catalog. Hybrid work is offered.