Senior Databricks & Cloud Architect - Remote, Certifications

Badger & Bird Talent; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Certifications

Remote role in SA

Co-working spaces access

Birthday off

Custom leave benefits

Job summary

Badger & Bird Talent is seeking a Senior Data and Cloud Architect to lead enterprise data platforms and AI initiatives for UK and Africa. You will design and roll out Databricks Lakehouse environments, drive cloud modernisations, and act as the trusted advisor to translate complex business needs into secure data solutions.

You will also lead pre‑sales demonstrations, map architectures for prospects, and champion IaC with Terraform while enabling scalable, high‑impact data programs across

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data or cloud engineering.
• Minimum 5 years in enterprise Databricks architecture.
• Strong experience with Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud IAM (OIDC/SAML).
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts to executives.

Responsibilities

• Design and roll out Databricks Lakehouse environments using Unity Catalog and Delta Live Tables.
• Lead cloud data modernizations and migrate legacy systems to cloud native environments.
• Drive Terraform first IaC deployments and build secure data network perimeters.
• Handle technical pre-sales, PoCs, SOWs, and client architectures.
• Bridge business requirements with scalable data solutions.

Skills

Databricks architecture

Terraform

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Data lakehouse

Security perimeter design

Pre-sales

Tools

Unity Catalog

Delta Live Tables

Spark

OIDC/SAML

Job description

Badger & Bird Talent is seeking a Senior Data and Cloud Architect to lead enterprise data platforms and AI initiatives for UK and Africa. You will design and roll out Databricks Lakehouse environments, drive cloud modernisations, and act as the trusted advisor to translate complex business needs into secure data solutions.

You will also lead pre‑sales demonstrations, map architectures for prospects, and champion IaC with Terraform while enabling scalable, high‑impact data programs across