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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TELECOMMUTE Senior Azure Databricks (Platform) Architect - **Company:** Vertex, Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Github, Apache Hive, Network Topologies, Identity and Access Management, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Migration Manager, Runbook, Cloud Platform System, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Bicep, Terraform, Key Vault, Databricks - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7bfd07e5-912c-4415-af7f-77bc248e6b38 ## About the Role We're seeking a hands-on Senior Azure Databricks Architect to lead this migration and separation effort end-to-end - covering platform architecture, tenant-to-tenant migration strategy, Unity Catalog and governance, security and networking, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and cutover execution. The ideal candidate has led Azure Databricks migrations, cloud carve-outs, or tenant separation initiatives; data engineering experience is a plus, but deep Databricks architecture and migration expertise is the core requirement., Platform Architecture, Migration & Tenant Separation * 8+ years in cloud data platform architecture or enterprise platform operations, including 5+ years hands-on Azure Databricks architecture, administration, and operations. * Proven migration leadership on Azure Databricks tenant-to-tenant migrations, cloud carve-outs, divestitures, or comparable enterprise-scale platform migrations. * Cutover and rollback expertise, including migration plans, runbooks, validation checklists, and hypercare - with strong risk management and stakeholder coordination for live production transitions. * Deep governance expertise with Unity Catalog or Hive metastore - catalog/schema design, external locations, permissions, and lineage. * Proven ability to design scalable, secure, cost-aware Databricks environments across Dev/Test/UAT/Prod with monitoring, runbooks, and support models. Azure Infrastructure, Security & Automation * Strong Azure networking and security experience (VNets, Private Link, NSGs, Key Vault, managed identities, Entra ID). * Strong Terraform experience (ARM/Bicep acceptable); CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions. Communication & Leadership * Ability to lead technical decisions across platform, security, and data teams, and communicate migration risks, tradeoffs, and readiness decisions to technical and business stakeholders. ## Description Platform Assessment & Migration Planning * Assess & document. Audit workspaces, clusters, jobs, secrets, identities, networking, storage, and metastore/Unity Catalog; identify dependencies, risks, and migration blockers. * Plan the migration. Define sequencing, cutover approach, validation plan, rollback procedure, and post-migration support model. Databricks Architecture & Target Environment Design * Design target-state architecture. Workspace strategy, network topology, governance model, and Unity Catalog/metastore strategy (external locations, storage credentials, catalog/schema structure, access control) in the Client's tenant. * Establish platform standards. Cluster policies, compute patterns, naming conventions, environment promotion, monitoring, and cost management. Security, Identity & Governance * Rebuild identity & access. Microsoft Entra ID, SSO/SCIM, RBAC, service principals, managed identities, and least-privilege access. * Re-establish security controls & governance. Key Vault, private endpoints/Private Link, VNet peering, NSGs, storage firewalls, and Unity Catalog governance policies with auditability. Tenant-to-Tenant Migration Execution * Lead migration execution. Move or recreate workspaces, notebooks, jobs, cluster configs, secrets, CI/CD assets, and integrations in the target tenant. * Manage cutover & validate readiness. Coordinate migration windows, go/no-go decisions, hypercare, and post-migration validation of access, job execution, security, and monitoring. Infrastructure Automation & DevOps * Automate & rebuild pipelines. Provision environments with Terraform (preferred) or Bicep/ARM; rebuild CI/CD in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for platform, notebook, and job deployment. Data Engineering Support (Secondary) * Support pipeline migration. Partner with data engineering on ETL/ELT, Databricks Workflows, and Delta Live Tables affected by the separation; validate data parity and job reliability. Stakeholder Coordination & Handoff * Coordinate & document. 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