Databricks Solution Architect
Job Summary
Job Description
We are seeking a seasoned Databricks Solution Architect with deep technical expertise and a consultative approach to design and implement scalable data architectures. You will lead complex migrations from legacy systems to modern data platforms using Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Delta Live Tables. Responsibilities include guiding clients, building data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders, integrating Databricks with enterprise tech stacks, and staying updated with Databricks best practices. You will also contribute to solutioning, RFPs, and mentor junior team members, acting as a strategic advisor to drive business value through data.
Must have:
- 20+ years of experience in data engineering/architecture
- 5+ years hands-on experience with Databricks
- Databricks Professional Certification
- Experience leading cloud data platform migrations
- Deep knowledge of Delta Lake, Spark, Unity Catalog, MLflow
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong understanding of data governance and security
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Good to have:
- Experience with AI/ML workloads in Databricks
- Background in consulting or customer-facing roles
- Experience with data ingestion tools (Fivetran, Matillion)
- Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt)
- Comfortable collaborating across global delivery models
Perks:
- Access to trainings, conferences, and certifications
- Skilled and team player colleagues
- Increased vacation days and floating holidays
- Medical insurance
- Attractive compensation scheme and referral bonuses
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Job Details
Databricks Solution Architect
We are looking for a seasoned Databricks Solution Architect who brings deep technical expertise and a consultative mindset. This role is for someone who’s been in the trenches — designing and implementing scalable data architectures, leading complex migrations from legacy environments, and serving as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients.
You’ll play a key role in shaping modern data platforms using Databricks and its broader ecosystem, helping clients unlock the full potential of their data investments.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of modern data platforms on Databricks, from concept to deployment
- Guide clients through large-scale migrations from legacy technologies like Hadoop, traditional ETL stacks, or on-prem Spark to cloud-native Lakehouse solutions
- Build scalable, high-performing data pipelines using Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Delta Live Tables
- Work closely with both technical and business stakeholders to uncover challenges and deliver solutions that drive real impact
- Connect Databricks into the broader enterprise tech stack — cloud storage, BI platforms, identity & access, governance tools, and more
- Stay ahead of the curve on the latest features and best practices from Databricks, ensuring that what we deliver is always state-of-the-art
- Contribute to client solutioning and RFPs, helping shape winning proposals
- Design frameworks, accelerators, and joint go-to-market solutions with partners like Databricks and Snowflake
- Mentor and grow the next generation of Databricks leaders in our organization
- Be a strategic advisor to our clients — not just building systems, but helping them unlock business value through data
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who brings deep experience, strong technical chops, and the ability to lead with empathy and vision:
- 20+ years of experience across data engineering, architecture, and analytics
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks in complex enterprise environments
- Databricks Professional Certification (or equivalent practical expertise)
- Proven success leading migrations to modern data platforms in the cloud
- Deep knowledge of Delta Lake, Apache Spark (PySpark/Scala), Unity Catalog, and MLflow
- Practical experience working with AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong understanding of data governance, security, CI/CD, and performance optimization in modern data environments
- Experience with data ingestion tools like Fivetran, Matillion, or Informatica; and orchestration with Airflow, dbt, or similar
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills — able to navigate both the boardroom and the build room
- Comfortable collaborating across onshore, nearshore, and offshore delivery models
Bonus Points If You Have:
- Experience with AI/ML workloads and serving models within Databricks
- A background in consulting or customer-facing solution roles
Benefits for all our employees:
- Access to trainings, conferences, and certifications for self-development
- Skilled and team player colleagues
- Increased vacation days based on tenure in Ness and Floating holidays
- Medical insurance
- Attractive compensation scheme and referral bonuses
Why Ness?
We know that people are our greatest asset. Our staff’s professionalism, innovation, teamwork, and dedication to excellence have helped us become one of the world’s leading technology companies. It is these qualities that are vital to our continued success. As a Ness employee, you will be working on products and platforms for some of the most innovative software companies in the world.
You’ll gain knowledge working alongside other highly skilled professionals that will help accelerate your career progression. At Ness, we treat our values of rigor, innovation, and partnership with the highest priority, and they are placed at the very core of our business — to guide us through our daily operations and interactions with our customers.
We offer our employees exciting and challenging projects across a diverse range of industries, as well as the opportunity to collaborate with a group of forward-thinking, capable partners around the globe.
Discover Ness Digital Engineering visiting our website www.ness.com
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At Ness Digital Engineering we are willing to build a work culture that is based on diversification, inclusion, and authenticity also, we are aware of the studies that have shown that women/people of color/introverts are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
So, if this role sounds good to you, even if you don’t meet every single bullet point in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. For most of the candidates that applied, we found a role that was a very good fit with their skills.
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