Solutions Architect

Databricks
Amsterdam, Netherlands
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
6 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Data Analysis Microsoft Azure Backup Devices Big Data Computer Programming Information Engineering Data Warehousing Software Debugging Disaster Recovery Python (Programming Language)
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Machine Learning Online Transaction Processing Software Engineering SQL Databases Data Streaming Transaction Data System Availability Apache Spark Data Strategy Information Technology Databricks

Job description

The Solutions Architect (Lakebase) is paired with an Account Executive aligned to a given product line with specific targets accordingly. Together, they will devise and implement a strategy across their assigned set of accounts, develop presentations, demos and other assets and deliver them such that clients make an informed decision as they decide to adopt the product-line in a meaningful way., * Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute high-impact engagement strategies across your territory.

  • As a trusted advisor, serve as an expert Solutions Architect and “champion,” building technical credibility with stakeholders to drive product adoption and vision.
  • Enable clients at scale through workshops and developing customer-facing collateral that helps increase technical knowledge and thought leadership.
  • Influence product roadmap by translating field-derived, data-driven insights into strategic recommendations for Product and Engineering teams
  • Handle the most complex technical challenges in this product line by acting as the tier-3 escalation point for the field, ensuring customer success in mission-critical environments.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of transactional database (OLTP) expertise across engineering, product development, administration, and pre-sales, with a proven track record of designing and delivering client-facing solutions.
  • Credibility in influencing OLTP products with the market insight needed to shape and prioritise roadmap capabilities.
  • Experience architecting solutions that integrate transactional data systems within broader Big Data, Lakehouse, and AI ecosystems.
  • Infrastructure, platform and administration expertise around disaster recovery, high availability, backup and recovery, scale-out methods, identity and security management, migrations (vendor-to-vendor, on-prem to cloud), * 6+ years in a customer-facing, pre-sales or consulting role influencing technical executives, driving high-level data strategy and product adoption.
  • Proven ability to co-plan large territories with Account Executives and operate in a highly coordinated, cross-functional effort across GTM and R&D teams.
  • Experience collaborating with Global System Integrators (GSIs) and third-party consulting organisations to drive customer outcomes.
  • Proficient in programming, debugging, and problem-solving using SQL and Python. Also requiring prior experience with Apache Spark or similar analytics engine tooling for large-scale data processing.
  • Hands-on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Broad experience (in two or more) and understanding across the fields of data engineering, data warehousing, AI, ML, governance, transactional systems, app development, and streaming.
  • Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or similar.
  • A track record of driving complex projects to completion in fast-paced, customer-facing environments.

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Benefits & conditions

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here.

About the company

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide - including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

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