Slalom · 22 hours ago
Databricks Architect
North Carolina, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expSlalom is a business and technology consulting company that focuses on delivering powerful customer experiences and innovative solutions. The Databricks Architect will lead and manage Databricks projects, providing technical guidance and mentoring while driving innovation and performance in data architecture and engineering.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with data leaders to drive sales, recruiting, account management, consulting, and operational excellence across the practice
Be part of our growing Databricks Center of Excellence and focus on delivering/leading on Databricks projects
Act as a Databricks SME, supporting business development efforts and guiding clients through best practices in architecture, data engineering, and scalable analytics
Drive innovation and performance through a team-based approach that values output, ownership, and employee wellbeing
Lead and manage project risk—including planning, budgeting, deliverables, and executive-level alignment
Deepen Slalom’s presence in the market by developing proposals, SOWs, and strategies to grow our footprint within existing accounts
Provide technical and architectural guidance on Databricks, modern data platforms, and cloud-native solutions to both clients and Slalom team members
Be a mentor and thought leader, regularly recommending emerging technologies and tools that align with client goals and future-state data strategies
Bring a business-first lens to every conversation, driving impactful, tech-enabled outcomes that elevate our clients’ competitive edge
Embody Slalom’s core values and culture, bringing authenticity, curiosity, and care into every interaction
Design and implement scalable data architectures using Databricks, with hands-on experience in specific platform features such as Delta Lake, Uniform (Iceberg), Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog
Lead and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of learning and innovation, while driving best practices in data management and performance optimization
Engage with clients to understand their business challenges and deliver solutions that align with their goals, utilizing Databricks' capabilities to enhance outcomes
Demonstrate hands on technical leadership in designing and developing different components of a Data Lakehouse platform to meet client’s business needs
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture, including 4+ years of direct experience with Databricks and specific products like Delta Lake, Delta Live Tables, and Unity Catalog
Deep expertise in Big Data Platforms and Cloud Data Warehouses
Strong understanding of Databricks platform technical architecture on public cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP etc. with experience in standing up scalable Databricks environments from scratch
Strong expertise in building industry standard, extensible data models for Silver and Gold layers of the Lakehouse solution following design standards like Star Schema, Data Vault etc
Advanced proficiency in Object-Oriented programming languages (like Java, Python, PySpark) and NoSQL Databases including performance tuning and optimization of complex data pipeline solutions
Experience with Container Management Systems and AI/ML platforms
Strong skills in streaming data ingestion and modern data workflows
Experience in delivering large scale migration, modernization initiative from legacy Data Warehouses to Databricks Lakehouse platform
Exposure to Databricks consumption estimates calculation considering different Data & AI pipeline workloads for multiple environments
Exposure to building Disaster Recovery (DR) solution strategy and implementation for a large Databricks platform is a big plus
Preferred
Databricks Data Engineering Professional certification completed with multiple complex Databricks project delivery experience
Benefits
Meaningful time off and paid holidays
Parental leave
401(k) with a match
A range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage
Adoption and fertility assistance
Short/long-term disability
Yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses
Discounted home, auto, and pet insurance
Company
Slalom
Slalom Consulting is a business and technology consulting firm that designs and builds strategies and systems to help its clients
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.69M2013-04-12Series Unknown· $1.69M
Leadership Team
Brad Jackson
CEO
John Tobin
Co-Founder and Executive President, EMEA & APAC
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