Description
As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will shape the future of the Data & AI landscape by working with sophisticated data engineering and data science teams. You will be a technical advisor to the sales team and work with the product team as a customer advocate. Your goal will be to help customers achieve tangible data-driven outcomes using the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
You will report to the Field Engineering Manager and collaborate with strategic prospects and customers, working directly with product and engineering to drive the Databricks roadmap forward. You will develop architectures and solutions using the platform, guiding customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation.
Key responsibilities:
- Partner with the sales team to provide technical leadership and help customers understand how Databricks solves their business problems.
- Develop your book of business, define account strategies, and execute those strategies to help customers and prospects solve their business problems with Databricks.
- Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, and validate integrations with cloud services and third-party applications.
- Collaborate with fellow Solutions Architects to support each other and users.
- Become an expert in and promote Databricks-inspired open-source projects across the developer community.
Requirements:
- 8+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role.
- 8+ years of experience with Big Data technologies, including Apache Spark, AI, Data Science, Data Engineering, Hadoop, Cassandra, and others.
- Strong consulting/customer-facing experience working with external clients across various industries.
- Coding experience in Python, R, Java, Apache Spark, or Scala.
- Experience building distributed data systems and solutions with public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Available to travel to customers in your region.
- Databricks Certification is a plus.
Benefits: Databricks offers comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, click here.