Senior Solutions Architect - Enterprise Data & AI Leader

Databricks Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Inc. seeks a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead the most complex customer engagements, shaping consumption strategy and acting as the definitive technical authority. You will own executive relationships and drive platform adoption at scale.

In this role, you will mentor junior SAs, orchestrate cross-functional teams, and develop strategic solutions across multi-workload environments. A deep background in data architecture and real-time analytics is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in solutions architecture or senior technical pre-sales roles.
• Expert-level coding with Python, SQL, and Spark/PySpark.
• Deep enterprise data architecture experience at scale.
• Strong executive-facing and strategic business impact.
• Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering or quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Drive technical and consumption strategy for complex engagements.
• Own senior-level technical relationships with executives.
• Lead architecture engagements across multi-workload platforms and migrations.
• Mentor junior SAs and contribute to field engineering content.
• Collaborate with DSAs, SSAs, Partners, and Product teams.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Python

SQL

Spark/PySpark

Enterprise data architecture

Cloud-native platforms

Databricks Platform knowledge

Executive presence

Business strategy alignment

Experience with large accounts

Education

Computer Science/Engineering/quantitative

Tools

Databricks Platform

Job description

Databricks Inc. seeks a Sr. Solutions Architect to lead the most complex customer engagements, shaping consumption strategy and acting as the definitive technical authority. You will own executive relationships and drive platform adoption at scale.

In this role, you will mentor junior SAs, orchestrate cross-functional teams, and develop strategic solutions across multi-workload environments. A deep background in data architecture and real-time analytics is essential.