Perficient, Inc. is hiring a Databricks Solutions Architect to serve as an expert in modern Data and AI platforms. This role combines deep technical expertise in Databricks and cloud infrastructure with client-facing presales, team leadership, and solution design to deliver best-fit architectural solutions.
What You'll Do
- Partner with sales teams to lead technical presales conversations, including discovery sessions, solution design workshops, and customer presentations.
- Translate business requirements into scalable Data and AI architectures leveraging Databricks across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Design and implement end-to-end solutions including data ingestion, transformation, modeling, governance, and sharing.
- Develop and deliver Proof-of-Concepts and technical demos showcasing advanced capabilities such as Delta Live Tables/Lakeflow, Unity Catalog, GenAI integrations, and ML/AI pipelines.
- Integrate Databricks with cloud-native services and enterprise systems.
- Architect analytical solutions that enable BI, ML, and AI-driven insights.
- Create go-to-market materials, reusable solution accelerators, and reference architectures.
- Define and package solution offerings aligned with industry use cases.
- Provide architectural assessments, roadmaps, and best practices for modern data platforms.
- Collaborate with Product Owners, SMEs, and cross-functional teams to align technical design with business objectives.
- Support Agile delivery teams with technical guidance, sprint planning, and solution implementation.
- Mentor engineers and consultants on Databricks and modern data architecture patterns.
- Act as a thought leader by driving innovation, influencing technical direction, and evangelizing platform capabilities.
What We're Looking For
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience with Data Management and Cloud technologies including Enterprise Data Warehouses, Data Lakes and Lakehouses.
- 3-5 years of professional experience with Databricks and Lakehouse Architecture.
- 4-5 years of hands-on experience with big data technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Kafka.
- Experience implementing, designing, and building solutions leveraging Databricks Unity Catalog, ML/AI and Workflows.
- At least 3 Databricks project implementations that exploit the full capabilities (discover, design, implement and optimize) – is required.
- At least 5 years architecting ETL/ELT solutions using commercial tools.
- Proficiency with Classic ML/AI, Gen AI and Agentic AI type solutions and architectures.
- DevOps experience with Databricks CI/CD (Asset Bundles), Git, Terraform.
- Design and architecture experience supporting both batched and streaming workloads for Big Data Pipelines.
- At least 3 years of experience in a professional services company, consulting firm, or agency.
- A solid understanding of delivery methodology and experience leading teams in implementing solutions according to the designed architecture.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.
- Ability to elicit requirements and communicate clearly with non-technical individuals, development teams, and other project members.
- Experience working with a globally distributed team and managing off-shore teams.
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
- Certification in Databricks (Champion or Professional), Apache Spark and/or Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure).
- Leadership and team management experience with the ability to provide strategic planning and oversight.
- Experience leading customer workshop sessions to educate customers on the latest technology trends and best practices.
Technical Stack
- Databricks, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Delta Live Tables/Lakeflow, Unity Catalog
- Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP
- Cloud Services: Azure ADF, ADLS, Event Hub, AWS S3, Glue, Lambda
- DevOps: Git, Terraform
Team & Environment
You will be part of Perficient's Data and Analytics Business Unit.
Benefits & Compensation
- Total compensation range: $92,118 to $202,730.
Work Mode
This position is local-country based within the United States.
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