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# Databricks Architect

- **Company:** Syntrux & Co
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unity 3d, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, User Authentication, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Storage, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Sharing, Data Warehousing, Apache Hive, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Azure Data Lake, Data Streaming, Google Cloud, Apache Spark, Data Lakes, Pyspark, Deployment Automation, Data Management, Terraform, Databricks
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/aeae0760-b687-4311-9575-6b567edf2919

## About the Role

* 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Cloud Architecture, or related fields.
 * 5+ years of strong Databricks experience, including architecture and implementation.
 * Strong hands-on experience with:
 + Databricks Lakehouse
 + Apache Spark / PySpark
 + Delta Lake
 + Unity Catalog
 + Databricks SQL
 + Databricks Workflows / Jobs
 + Delta Live Tables / Lakeflow
 + Data governance and security
 * Strong understanding of Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Lakehouse architectures.
 * Experience with enterprise-scale batch and streaming pipelines.
 * Strong Python and/or Scala programming skills.
 * Strong SQL development and performance-tuning experience.
 * Experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
 * Experience with cloud storage such as Amazon S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, or Google Cloud Storage.
 * Experience with Terraform/IaC and CI/CD.
 * Understanding of cloud networking, IAM, authentication, encryption, and security.
 * Excellent communication, presentation, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

## Description

* Design and implement enterprise Databricks Lakehouse architectures across development, test, and production environments.
 * Define architecture for data engineering, analytics, BI, ML, and AI workloads.
 * Architect solutions using Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL, Workflows/Jobs, and Lakeflow.
 * Lead migration of legacy data platforms, data warehouses, and Hive Metastore environments to Databricks/Unity Catalog.
 * Design scalable batch and real-time/streaming data pipelines.
 * Establish data governance, security, access control, lineage, and data-sharing strategies.
 * Design cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
 * Implement Terraform/IaC and CI/CD deployment strategies.
 * Provide technical leadership for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
 * Conduct architecture reviews and provide technical guidance to data engineering and development teams.
 * Work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
 * Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, standards, and implementation roadmaps.


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