Senior Databricks Architect

DataElephantisafast-growingCanadiandataandAIconsultingfirm.Wehelporganizationsdesign,modernize,andscaleclouddataplatformsusingtechnologiesincludingDatabricks,MicrosoftAzure,AWS,PowerBI,andmodernAIandanalyticssolutions.

Responsibilities

• LeadthedesignandimplementationofmoderndataplatformsandarchitecturesonDatabricks(includingETL,workloadmigrations,andUnityCatalog).
• Partnerwithclientexecutivesandtechnicalteamstoaligndatastrategywithbusinesspriorities.
• Architectscalable,secure,andcost-efficientsolutionsacrossAWS,Azure,andGCP.
• Providehands-ontechnicalleadershipforsolutiondelivery,includingguidingengineersandensuringbestpractices.
• Defineandimplementgovernancemodels,includingdataaccess,lineage,andsecurityframeworks.
• Evaluateandprioritizehigh-valueAIandMLusecases,embeddingGenerativeAIintoclientstrategies.
• Actasathoughtleaderbycontributingtoclientworkshops,executiveroundtables,andindustrydiscussions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+yearsofexperienceindataengineering,analytics,orarchitectureroles.
• 3+yearsofhands-onexperiencewithDatabricks,includingadvancedfeatures(DeltaLake,UnityCatalog,MLflow).
• Provenexperienceleadinglarge-scaledatamigrations(ETL,workloads,cloudplatforms).
• Strongexpertiseinatleastonecloudenvironment(AWS,Azure,orGCP).Multi-cloudexperienceisanasset.
• Excellentunderstandingofdatagovernance,security,andcomplianceinenterpriseenvironments.
• Abilitytoengagebothexecutivesandtechnicalteamswithequalconfidence.
• Consultingexperienceisstronglypreferred.
• Databricksarchitectureorengineeringcertification.
• RelevantMicrosoftAzurecertification.
• Knowledgeofdatagovernance,medallionarchitecture,observability,andcloudcostmanagement.
• Consultingorprofessionalservicesexperience.

BepartofCanada’sleadingboutiqueconsultingfirmfocusedonDatabricksandmoderndataplatforms.Workonchallenging,high-impactprojectswithmid-sizedandenterpriseclientsacrossindustries,andcollaboratewithasenior,high-performingteamthatvaluesspeed,pragmatism,andclientsuccess.

Location

Remote within Canada - only candidates based in Canada will be considered for this role.