Resident Solutions Architect - Mumbai

We are seeking an experienced Resident Solution Architect (RSA) to join our Professional Services team and work directly with strategic customers on their data and AI transformation initiatives using the Databricks platform.

As an RSA, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor and hands-on expert, guiding customers to solve complex big data challenges using the Databricks platform.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborating with customers to understand their data and AI transformation goals and developing tailored solutions using the Databricks platform
• Designing and implementing scalable and secure data architectures using Apache Spark, Delta Lake, and other Databricks technologies
• Providing expert-level technical guidance and support to customers during the implementation process
• Identifying and addressing potential roadblocks and providing creative solutions to overcome them

Requirements include:

• 10+ years of experience with Big Data Technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Data Lakes in a customer-facing post-sales, technical architecture, or consulting role
• 4+ years of experience as a Solution Architect creating designs, solving Big Data challenges for customers
• Expertise in Apache Spark, distributed computing, and Databricks platform capabilities
• Comfortable writing code in Python, PySpark, and Scala
• Exceptional SQL, Spark SQL, Spark-streaming skills
• Advanced knowledge of Spark optimizations, Delta, Databricks Lakehouse Platforms
• Expertise in Azure
• Expertise in NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis, HBase)
• Expertise in data governance and security (Unity Catalog, RBAC)
• Ability to work with Partner Organization and deliver complex programs
• Ability to lead large technical delivery teams
• Understands the larger competitive landscape, such as EMR, Snowflake, and Sagemaker
• Experience of migration from On-prem / Cloud to Databricks is a plus
• Excellent communication and client-facing consulting skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts
• Willingness to travel for onsite customer engagements within India
• Documentation and white-boarding skills

Good-to-have Skills:

• Experience with ML libraries/frameworks: Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch
• Familiarity with MLOps tools and processes, including MLflow for tracking and deployment
• Experience delivering LLM and GenAI solutions at scale (RAG architectures, prompt engineering)
• Extensive experience on Hadoop, Trino, Ranger and other open-source technology stack
• Expertise on cloud platforms like AWS and GCP