Specialist Solutions Architect - Cloud Infrastructure & Platform Azure

As an Infrastructure & Platform Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA) - Azure, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, guiding enterprise customers through the architecture, administration, and security of their Databricks deployments on Microsoft Azure.

In this customer-facing position, you will partner closely with Solutions Architects to design and deploy mission-critical workloads, aligning customers’’ technical roadmaps with the full capabilities of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a subject matter expert reporting to the Specialist Field Engineering Manager, you will continuously sharpen your skills through hands-on mentorship, internal training, and continuous learning in Azure cloud infrastructure, network security, and automated deployments. This role can be remote.

This role can be remote.

The impact you will have:

• Technical Leadership: Guide strategic customers through the full lifecycle of Databricks on Azure platform administration from initial architectural design to production deployment.
• Production-Grade Architecture: Architect secure, scalable enterprise deployments that satisfy complex Azure networking (VNets, Private Endpoints), identity (Microsoft Entra ID), and security compliance standards.
• Domain Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert in core areas such as Microsoft Azure infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud networking, and identity management.
• Pre-Sales Collaboration: Support Solutions Architects during complex technical sales cycles by building custom proof-of-concept (PoC) architectures and technical content on Azure.
• Community & Knowledge Sharing: Expand platform adoption by delivering tutorials, conducting hackathons, speaking at conferences, and contributing to the Databricks open-source community.

Microsoft Windows Azure, Cloud Architecture, Microsoft Windows Azure, Mentoring, Customer Relations, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Engineering Management, Technical Leadership, * 8+ years of hands-on experience in a technical role with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including cloud security, networking best practices, and enterprise data platform design.

• 5+ years of professional experience with distributed architectures and big data technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka).
• 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, or Consulting).
• Deep specialized expertise in at least one of the following core domains:
• Security & Identity: Azure security controls, platform/network/data security, encryption, vulnerability management, compliance, and identity protocols (Microsoft Entra ID / SCIM, OAuth, SAML, Federation).
• Networking & Deployments: Azure enterprise networking (VNet peering, ExpressRoute, Private Link), network routing, performance optimization, and large-scale deployment management.
• Platform Administration: High availability, disaster recovery, cluster orchestration, observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics), and Azure cost management.
• Infrastructure Automation (InfraOps): Hands-on automation using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, Bicep, ARM) to build, maintain, and scale complex Azure environments.
• Hands-on experience with Python, Java, or Scala, alongside strong proficiency in SQL.
• Bachelor’’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience.
• [Nice to have] Databricks certifications and/or Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Data Engineer).
• Ability to hit role-specific training and technical delivery milestones within the first 6 months.
• Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed.

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Local Pay Range

$180,000-$247,500 USD

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