Senior Principal Databricks Solution Lead

Slalom Build; Central (LA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Health, dental & vision coverage

Parental leave

Well-being stipend

Job summary

Slalom Build is seeking a Senior Principal to lead Databricks-driven data and AI initiatives, bridging sales and technical delivery. You will shape pursuits, architect scalable platforms, and advise on Databricks capabilities to deliver client value across industries.

You will bring 8+ years in consulting and data architecture, strong Databricks expertise, and a track record in presales leadership, GenAI fluency, and cloud data services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in consulting, data architecture, analytics, AI, or cloud engineering.
• 5+ years designing and delivering modern data platforms in cloud environments.
• 3+ years leading technical presales, solutioning, or pursuit processes.
• Familiarity with GenAI, agentic AI, RAG, ML/LLMOps, model evaluation, and governed AI patterns.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP data services, including storage, networking, IAM, databases, compute, and security controls.
• Commercial and executive presence: translate complex tech topics into business value for executives and buyers.
• Delivery credibility: background in data modeling, data pipelines, DevOps, CI/CD, migration, performance optimization, and production ops.
• Relationship builder: track record of growing client relationships and collaborating with partner teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Databricks solution strategy with sales, industry, and Databricks teams.
• Architect modern data and AI platforms across data engineering, lakehouse architecture, data warehousing, analytics, ML/GenAI, and agentic AI workloads.
• Advise clients on Databricks capabilities including Unity Catalog, Lakeflow, Delta Lake, Iceberg interoperability, Databricks SQL, AI/BI, Mosaic AI, Agent Bricks, Model Serving, Vector Search, MLflow, Databricks Apps, and Lakebase.
• Develop TCO, ROI, modernization, migration, and platform adoption narratives for business impact.
• Drive partner-led growth by collaborating with Databricks field teams and Slalom market teams to shape opportunities across industries and regions.
• Create repeatable solutions: accelerators, reference architectures, demos, and sales plays for scaling the partnership.
• Guide delivery excellence: provide technical oversight during pursuit-to-delivery transitions, ensuring secure and well-scoped solutions.

Skills

Databricks

Presales leadership

Cloud platforms

Data architecture

Solution strategy

Tools

Databricks Lakehouse

GenAI

Job description

Slalom Build is seeking a Senior Principal to lead Databricks-driven data and AI initiatives, bridging sales and technical delivery. You will shape pursuits, architect scalable platforms, and advise on Databricks capabilities to deliver client value across industries.

You will bring 8+ years in consulting and data architecture, strong Databricks expertise, and a track record in presales leadership, GenAI fluency, and cloud data services.