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ECS · 2 weeks ago

Databricks Solutions Architect

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$180K/yr - $210K/yr

7+ years exp

ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government, and they are seeking a Databricks Solutions Architect to support the design and implementation of Databricks within a complex Government enterprise environment. The role involves leading the architecture and operation of Databricks on AWS, integrating it with existing platforms, and serving as a technical advisor to stakeholders.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureComplianceConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSecuritySoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, implementation, and long-term operation of Databricks on AWS in an enterprise environment

Provide unification for organization and enterprise data capabilities to break down organizational data and operational silos, including mechanisms to standardize and migrate existing data to a unified data plane/warehouse

Support the integration of Databricks with existing analytics platforms and metadata solutions

Serve as a technical advisor to stakeholders and help upskill internal teams through guidance/documentation

Assist and develop customer use case applications of Databricks

Qualification

DatabricksAWSData EngineeringApache SparkPythonETL CapabilitiesAgile EnvironmentsData GovernanceConsulting ExperienceCross-functional DeliveryDHS ExperienceReference ArchitecturesDatabricks Certifications

Required

Must be a US Citizen

Ability to successfully maintain a DHS Entry on Duty (EOD)/Public Trust

Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience architecting, designing, data engineering with Databricks and AWS in a government setting

Strong understanding and experience in areas such as Apache Spark, Lakebase, Lakehouse architectures, Delta Lake, Delta Sharing, Medallion Architecture, Data & AI Governance, and use case acceleration

Demonstrated hands-on experience with AWS Cloud Native data and ETL capabilities (S3, Lambdas, Glue, etc.)

Demonstrated experience leveraging data to provide search, enrichment, correlation, AI/ML Model Training, in alignment with government mission and business use cases

Experience integrating Databricks with other analytics platforms

Prior consulting or customer-facing experience in data architecture or modernization initiatives

Strong Python skills

Experience in Agile environments and managing cross-functional technical delivery

Preferred

Prior experience supporting DHS

Experience with the DHS System Engineering Lifecycle (SELC)

Experience with Unity Catalog and MLFlow within Databricks

Experience with agentic AI tools such as Databricks' Agent Bricks and Genie

Familiarity with the concepts of a data mesh

AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Solutions Architect Professional Certification

Experience building reference architectures, playbooks, or platform documentation

Experience with metadata platforms (e.g., DataHub, Collibra) and integrating Databricks with them

Databricks certifications (Architect, Data Engineer)

Company

ECS

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ECS is a fast-growing 4,000-person, $1.2B provider of advanced technology solutions for federal civilian, defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Founded in 2001

Fairfax, Virginia, USA

1001-5000 employees