Solutions Architect – Telco

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

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete technical strategy for accounts, from initial discovery to production deployment and subsequent consumption growth.

• Facilitate intricate architecture discussions and design scalable, production-quality solutions across data engineering, ML/AI, and real-time analytics.

• Act as a reliable technical advisor to customer architects, engineering leads, and directors.

• Drive technical victories in competitive situations by creating custom-built solutions that showcase Databricks’ unique value.

• Cultivate and declare a burgeoning technical specialization, becoming a key resource for the team.

• Coordinate cross-functional resources, including DSAs, SSAs, and partners, to provide comprehensive solutions.

• Shape product direction by providing structured feedback on customer needs and competitive gaps.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 6 years of experience in solutions architecture, data engineering, technical pre-sales, or a senior hands-on technical position.

• Strong coding skills in Python and SQL, encompassing live coding, debugging, and solution-building abilities.

• Extensive knowledge of distributed data systems architecture, scalable pipelines, streaming architectures, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms.

• Proficient in the Databricks Platform or a demonstrated capacity to quickly attain proficiency.

• Developing technical expertise in one specific area, such as real-time/streaming, ML/AI, data governance, or migrations.

• Capability to lead architecture discussions with senior technical stakeholders, including whiteboarding, design reviews, and trade-off analysis.

• Experience with production deployments on AWS, Azure, or GCP, considering infrastructure, security, and governance aspects.

• Proven track record of promoting platform adoption and consumption growth within accounts.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex architectures into business value for both technical and executive audiences.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative field, or equivalent experience.

• Databricks certifications are a plus.

• Familiarity with Snowflake, AWS native services, or Azure Synapse is advantageous.

• Experience in a data/AI company or cloud provider is beneficial.

• Industry domain expertise is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Eligibility for annual performance bonus.

• Equity options.

• Comprehensive benefits and perks, with region-specific details available from Databricks.