Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Strategic Banking)

Databricks; Georgia; On-site; USD 219,000 - 301,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead pre-sales efforts for the Data Intelligence Platform. You will engage customers, design architectures, and guide implementations to achieve measurable business outcomes across cloud services and open-source technologies.

You will collaborate with sales, product, and post-sales teams, travel to client sites, and mentor others while promoting Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog within developer communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales or consulting role with big-data focus.
• Experience designing distributed data systems and architectures.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the sales team to demonstrate how Databricks solves business problems.
• Provide technical leadership to evaluate and adopt Databricks for customers.
• Consult on big-data architecture and validate integrations with cloud services and third-party apps.
• Build and present reference architectures, how-tos, and demos for customers.

Skills

Customer-facing experience

Big-data technologies

Python

SQL

Scala

Java

R

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or mathematics

Tools

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

MLflow

Unity Catalog

Hadoop

Kafka

Job description

FEQ327R240

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged to apply for this role, exceptionally well-qualified candidates in other East Coast locations will also be considered.

Mission

Solutions Architects at Databricks lead the growth of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a team, we have expertise in cloud platforms, data engineering, data analytics, and data science, machine learning, and AI. As a member of our team, you will exercise and grow your expertise in those areas, using open source projects such as Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, and MLflow. This is a customer-facing role, where you will work with customers, your teammates, the product team, our post-sales team,s and partners, to identify use cases for Databricks, develop architectures and solutions using our platform, and guide customers through the implementation, to accomplish meaningful outcomes for their businesses. In this process, you will build relationships with our customers, identify and cultivate champions, and establish yourself as a trusted advisor. You will report to a Field Engineering Manager within the Financial Services team at Databricks.

The impact you will have

• Partner with the sales team to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems
• Provide technical leadership for customers to evaluate and adopt Databricks
• Consult on big data architecture, execute proof of concepts for strategic customer projects, and validate integrations with cloud services and other 3rd party applications
• Build and present reference architectures, how-tos, and demonstrate applications for customers
• Become an expert in, and promote open source projects (Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog) across developer communities through meetups, conferences, and webinars
• Travel to meet with customers in your territory

What we look for

• 8+ years in a customer-facing pre-sales role, or consulting role - preferably working with big-data technologies to solve data engineering and big-data analytical challenges
• Experience designing and architecting distributed data systems
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, at least one of: Python, SQL, Scala, Java, or R
• Experience working with global system integrators, consulting organizations, or financial services technology, or financial services data providers is a positive differentiator
• Experience building solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience with Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
• Experience with Data Warehousing technologies (Ex: SQL, OLTP/OLAP/DSS)
• Undergraduate degree or higher in an engineering or mathematics discipline such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, etc.)

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Local Pay Range

$219,100 — $301,300 USD

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog.

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Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

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