Senior Enterprise Data & AI Architect (Databricks)

Forvis Mazars, LLP; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking an Enterprise Data & AI Architect to shape the data and AI architecture across the Databricks Intelligence Platform and the firm’s data strategy. You will create scalable, trusted data foundations supporting reporting, analytics, real‑time data, generative AI, AI assistants, and agentic AI capabilities.

You will work across business and technology teams to establish architecture patterns, governance principles, and platform standards while balancing innovation,

Qualifications

• Eight+ years building enterprise data platforms
• Five+ years architecting enterprise data platforms using Databricks
• Hands-on with Unity Catalog and lakehouse patterns
• Strong knowledge of scalable data pipelines and orchestration
• Experience with AI, ML architectures and governance
• Experience designing reusable, governed data/AI services
• Strong Azure architecture experience and Databricks integrations
• Ability to translate strategy into implementable designs

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain target architecture for data and AI, with reference architectures
• Provide architecture leadership across data, enterprise AI, and information architecture
• Architect data lakehouse solutions using Databricks and Medallion architecture
• Design data architectures for BI, analytics, ML, and AI assistants
• Establish reusable data and AI services patterns
• Design secure data architectures using Unity Catalog with governance
• Lead reviews to ensure alignment with enterprise standards
• Partner with engineering to translate designs into technical specs
• Remain hands-on to validate patterns and resolve complex issues
• Collaborate with governance, security, and privacy teams
• Evaluate new Databricks capabilities for enterprise use
• Coach and supervise the Databricks Platform Administrator

Skills

Enterprise data platforms

Databricks architecture

AI & ML architectures

Data governance

Security & privacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/data engineering

Tools

Azure

Databricks Unity Catalog

Job description

Forvis Mazars, LLP is seeking an Enterprise Data & AI Architect to shape the data and AI architecture across the Databricks Intelligence Platform and the firm’s data strategy. You will create scalable, trusted data foundations supporting reporting, analytics, real‑time data, generative AI, AI assistants, and agentic AI capabilities.

You will work across business and technology teams to establish architecture patterns, governance principles, and platform standards while balancing innovation,