Strategic Solutions Architect - Data & AI Platform

Databricks Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks in Chicago is seeking a Solutions Architect (L5) to lead the technical strategy for customers, owning architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and acting as a trusted advisor to customer leads and architects.

You will design scalable, production-grade data and AI solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics, coordinating cross-functional resources to deliver comprehensive outcomes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in solutions architecture or senior technical roles.
• Strong Python and SQL with live coding and debugging.
• Deep expertise in distributed data systems and lakehouse patterns.
• Cloud deployment experience on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Excellent communication for business and technical audiences.]
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical strategy from discovery to production deployment.
• Lead architecture discussions for scalable, production-grade solutions.
• Advise customer architects and engineering leads.
• Drive technical wins with differentiated, custom solutions.
• Develop an emerging technical specialization for the team.
• Coordinate DSAs, SSAs, and partners to deliver complex solutions.
• Provide structured feedback to influence product direction.

Skills

Solutions architecture

Python

SQL

Distributed data systems

Cloud deployments

Communication

Architecture leadership

Databricks platform

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Databricks in Chicago is seeking a Solutions Architect (L5) to lead the technical strategy for customers, owning architecture discussions, driving platform adoption, and acting as a trusted advisor to customer leads and architects.

You will design scalable, production-grade data and AI solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics, coordinating cross-functional resources to deliver comprehensive outcomes.