Senior Forward Deployed Engineer – Public Sector

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Manage significant customer technical projects, which encompass designing and constructing reference architectures, developing how-to guides, and implementing customer use cases in production.

• Collaborate with engagement managers to define the scope of professional services based on customer feedback.

• Assist strategic customers in navigating transformative big data projects and third-party migrations, covering the complete design, build, and deployment cycle of big data and AI applications.

• Provide consulting on architecture and design; initiate or execute customer projects to foster understanding, evaluation, and adoption of Databricks.

• Offer escalated support for customer operational challenges.

• Partner with Databricks Technical, Project Management, Architecture, and Customer teams to deliver technical engagement components.

• Coordinate with Engineering and Databricks Customer Support to give product and implementation insights and swiftly address engagement-specific issues.

• Report directly to the regional Manager/Lead.

⛳️ Requirements

• U.S. Secret clearance or higher is mandatory.

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, and analytics.

• Proficient in writing code in Python or Scala.

• Knowledgeable in at least two popular cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), with advanced expertise in at least one.

• Extensive experience with distributed computing using Apache Spark and an understanding of Spark runtime internals.

• Familiar with CI/CD practices for production deployments.

• Working knowledge of MLOps.

• Proven experience in designing and implementing efficient end-to-end data architectures.

• Background in technical project delivery, including scope management and timeline oversight.

• Strong documentation and whiteboarding abilities.

• Experience in client interactions and conflict resolution.

• Technical skills relevant to the deployment and integration of Databricks-based solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• Willingness to travel up to 30% as required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

• Equity options.

• Comprehensive benefits and perks (specific regional details available in the Databricks benefits document).