Jobs → Data & Analytics → Databricks Architect

About the Role We are looking for a Databricks Architect for a 6-month contract position. This role requires extensive experience in data architecture, data engineering, and enterprise data-platform delivery, with a focus on large-scale data ecosystems. Key Responsibilities • Design and implement architecture for large-scale data ecosystems • Lead production-scale implementation and optimization of Databricks and modern lakehouse architecture • Develop and maintain Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold), Delta Lake, and distributed data processing solutions • Implement and manage Databricks Unity Catalog and enterprise data-governance capabilities • Ensure data quality, metadata management, lineage, stewardship, data ownership, policy enforcement, privacy, security, and compliance controls • Design secure data-consumption patterns including APIs, data sharing, semantic layers, BI integration, and controlled self-service analytics • Communicate architecture to business, engineering, governance, security, and executive audiences • Influence cross-functional teams, lead architecture decisions, and operate as a front-facing architect during core U.S. business hours Requirements • Minimum 10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, or enterprise data-platform delivery • Minimum 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with Databricks and modern lakehouse architecture • Deep expertise in Medallion Architecture, Delta Lake, distributed data processing, Spark/PySpark, SQL, batch processing, and streaming architecture • Strong experience with Databricks Unity Catalog and enterprise data-governance capabilities • Minimum 5+ years of data-governance experience covering data quality, metadata, lineage, stewardship, data ownership, policy enforcement, privacy, security, and compliance controls • Strong cloud architecture experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP • Experience designing secure data-consumption patterns • Strong knowledge of conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling • Strong stakeholder-management skills • Ability to work onshore in Atlanta with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office