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Databricks Architect
 Tata Consultancy Services | |
$120,000 - $150,000
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 United States, California, Irvine | |
 Oct 29, 2026 | |
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Job Description
Databricks Architect Must Have Technical/Functional Skills Mandatory Former Databricks Employee (Non-Negotiable Requirement) 12+ Years of IT Experience 5+ Years of Databricks Architecture Experience Strong Lakehouse Architecture Expertise Hands-on Spark/PySpark Experience Enterprise Cloud Data Platform Design Experience Data Governance & Security Expertise Stakeholder Management and Leadership Experience Preferred BFSI Domain Experience GenAI / AI Platform Architecture Experience Large-scale Cloud Migration Experience Pre-sales / Solution Consulting Experience Databricks Technologies *
Databricks Lakehouse Platform *
Delta Lake *
Photon Engine *
Unity Catalog *
Delta Live Tables (DLT) *
Databricks Workflows *
MLflow *
Auto Loader *
Structured Streaming *
Databricks SQL *
Databricks Asset Bundles Data Engineering *
Apache Spark *
PySpark *
Spark SQL *
Scala (preferred) *
Python *
SQL Optimization *
Data Modeling *
Data Warehousing Cloud Platforms *
Microsoft Azure (Preferred) *
Azure Data Factory *
Azure Synapse Analytics *
Azure Storage *
Azure Key Vault *
Azure Entra ID (Azure AD) OR *
AWS Databricks Ecosystem *
Google Cloud Databricks Ecosystem DevOps & Automation *
Terraform *
GitHub *
Azure DevOps *
CI/CD Pipelines *
Docker *
Kubernetes Data Governance & Security *
Unity Catalog *
Apache Ranger *
Data Lineage Tools *
Data Quality Frameworks *
Data Classification & Governance ________________________________________ Domain Experi ence (Preferred) *
Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) *
Capital Markets *
Wealth Management *
Insurance *
Lending & Consumer Finance *
Regulatory Reporting and Compliance ________________________________________ Certifications (Preferred) *
Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional *
Databricks Certified Solution Architect *
Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional *
Azure Solutions Architect Expert *
Azure Data Engineer Associate Roles & Responsibilities Architecture & Strategy *
Design and implement enterprise-scale Databricks Lakehouse platforms. *
Define end-to-end data architecture for batch, streaming, and real-time analytics solutions. *
Develop cloud-native data platform strategies aligned with business objectives. *
Establish architectural standards, governance frameworks, and best practices. *
Lead modernization initiatives involving legacy data warehouse migration to Databricks. Data Engineering & Integration *
Design scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, and Delta Lake. *
Build medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for enterprise data platforms. *
Integrate data from multiple sources including databases, APIs, SaaS platforms, and streaming systems. *
Implement data quality, lineage, observability, and monitoring frameworks. *
Optimize data ingestion and transformation processes for performance and scalability. Cloud & Platform Engineering *
Architect Databricks solutions on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform. *
Design secure networking, storage, identity management, and access controls. *
Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation). *
Optimize platform usage and cloud costs through governance and monitoring. *
Lead Databricks workspace design and multi-environment deployment strategies. AI, ML & Advanced Analytics *
Architect Databricks solutions supporting Machine Learning and Generative AI workloads. *
Design ML lifecycle management using MLflow. *
Enable enterprise AI capabilities leveraging Databricks Mosaic AI and GenAI frameworks. *
Collaborate with Data Scientists and AI teams to operationali ze ML models. *
Establish MLOps best practices and governance standards. Security & Governance *
Implement Unity Catalog for enterprise-wide governance. *
Define data security controls including RBAC, ABAC, encryption, and access management. *
Ensure compliance with industry standards including SOX, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and BFSI regulatory requirements. *
Establish data governance, metadata management, and audit frameworks. Leadership & Stakeholder Management *
Act as the primary Databricks subject matter expert. *
Engage with executive stakeholders to define data transformation roadmaps. *
Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical leadership. *
Mentor data engineers, platform engineers, and architects. *
Collaborate with business, infrastructure, security, and application teams. Salary Range- $120,000-$150,000 a year
Location
Irvine, CA
Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Technical Architect
ID
431790
Skills
Data architect
Salary Range
$120,000 - $150,000 | |