Solutions Architect 4

Edgewater Federal Solutions; Ballenger Creek (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Solutions Architect 4 to support a major national laboratory, leading end-to-end Databricks reference architectures and governance across data platforms.

You will mentor data engineers and analysts, guide migrations from legacy systems, design multi-tier architectures by data classification, and collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance and cost effectiveness. This role requires strong Python/SQL and clear communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, building, and operating Databricks workloads with medallion layer architecture.
• Hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark Structured Streaming, Lakeflow (or DLT/Live Tables), Databricks SQL, MLflow, and Mosaic AI Model Serving.
• Strong experience in cloud architecture supporting the platform (VPC/VNet, Security, S3/ADLS, KMS, etc.).
• Proven experience migrating enterprise data workloads from legacy/on prem data warehouse/lake to Databricks.
• Production streaming and CDC experience.
• Depth in security and governance: Unity Catalog policies (ABAC), classification, encryption, access auditing, compliance-to-control translation.
• Hands-on experience designing multi-tier Databricks architectures driven by data classification requirements.
• Strong Python and SQL, Spark, Notebooks.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the Databricks reference architecture covering Lakeflow, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog Mosaic AI, Databricks SQL, and Databricks Apps
• Provide hands-on guidance on Databricks full-stack solution design
• Advise on design of both data movement (e.g. batch, real-time streaming) and zero-copy patterns
• Guide platform migrations from legacy SQL and document stores onto Databricks and related cloud data platforms
• Recommend security, governance, and compliance-as-code: Unity Catalog ABAC, governed tags, row filters/column masks, key management, networking security and compliance security profiles.
• Advise on design of segregated/tiered data pool architectures aligned to the organization's data classification policy and applicable regulatory requirements, including cross-tier data movement
• Recommend FinOps and performance standards, workload and cost management
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and AI/ML teams participate in architecture reviews and contribute to standards
• Work with information & cyber security, and other teams as needed for compliance to policies and standards
• Evaluate emerging Databricks capabilities and recommend adoption strategies, including endpoint integrations with third parties as they evolve

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Notebooks

Communication

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Lakeflow/DTL

Databricks SQL

MLflow

Mosaic AI

Job description

Solutions Architect 4

Job Details

• Job ID: 2026-4656
• Category: Information Technology
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Locations: US

Overview

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Solutions Architect 4 to support a major national laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Advise on the Databricks reference architecture covering Lakeflow, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog Mosaic AI, Databricks SQL, and Databricks Apps
• Provide hands-on guidance on Databricks full-stack solution design
• Advise on design of both data movement (e.g. batch, real-time streaming) and zero-copy patterns
• Guide platform migrations from legacy SQL and document stores onto Databricks and related cloud data platforms
• Recommend security, governance, and compliance-as-code: Unity Catalog ABAC, governed tags, row filters/column masks, key management, networking security and compliance security profiles.
• Advise on design of segregated/tiered data pool architectures aligned to the organization's data classification policy and applicable regulatory requirements, including cross-tier data movement
• Recommend FinOps and performance standards, workload and cost management
• Mentor data engineers, analysts, and AI/ML teams participate in architecture reviews and contribute to standards
• Work with information & cyber security, and other teams as needed for compliance to policies and standards
• Evaluate emerging Databricks capabilities and recommend adoption strategies, including endpoint integrations with third parties as they evolve

Qualifications

• 7+ years designing, building, and operating Databricks workloads with medallion layer architecture
• Hands-on experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Spark Structured Streaming, Lakeflow (or DLT/Live Tables), Databricks SQL, MLflow, and Mosaic AI Model Serving
• Strong experience in cloud architecture supporting the platform (VPC/VNet, Security, S3/ADLS, KMS, etc.)
• Proven experience migrating enterprise data workloads from legacy/on prem data warehouse/lake to Databricks
• Production streaming and CDC experience
• Depth in security and governance: Unity Catalog policies (ABAC), classification, encryption, access auditing, compliance-to-control translation
• Hands-on experience designing multi-tier Databricks architectures driven by data classification requirements
• Strong Python and SQL, Spark, Notebooks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired

• Active Databricks certifications
• GenAI and agent systems on Databricks experience
• Delta Sharing and Databricks Clean Rooms for controlled, governed data exchange across organizational/cross-tier/system boundaries
• Familiarity with Oracle EBS and SAP enterprise data
• Experience with SAP BDC/DataSphere and Databricks integration to SAP BDC, with zero-copy patterns
• Lakeflow Designer, Databricks Apps, Genie, Databricks One
• CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform) for data platforms
• Experience in designing, building, supporting BI reporting layers
• Data Quality and Data Governance experience
• Prior experience in regulated industries (e.g. utilities, life sciences, government services) and exposure to related frameworks (e.g. FERC/NERC, HIPAA, GxP, GDPR, FedRAMP, ITAR, etc.)

About Us

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for 2018 through 2025.

It has been and continues to be the policy of Edgewater Federal Solutions to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, and/or other statuses protected by applicable law.