Databricks Solution Architect

Job Title: Databricks Solution Architect (Data & AI Platform) 📍 Location: Singapore (Must be currently based in Singapore) 💼 Experience: 10+ Years 💼 Employment Type: Contract / Full-Time 💰 Budget: 15–17K SGD 🏢 About Bigtapp Bigtapp is a Singapore-based data & AI engineering company specializing in advanced analytics, data platforms, and AI-driven solutions. The company helps enterprises transform data into actionable insights using modern data engineering, AI/ML, and automation frameworks to drive better decision-making and business outcomes. 📌 Role Summary We are hiring a Databricks Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of a modern Data & AI platform using Databricks Lakehouse architecture. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring deep expertise in data engineering, cloud platforms, and enterprise architecture (preferably BFSI domain). 🔴 Mandatory Requirements Must hold Databricks Professional Certification (Mandatory) Must be currently based in Singapore Minimum 10+ years of experience At least 4+ years hands-on Databricks experience 🎯 Key Responsibilities Architect and implement Databricks-based data platforms Design Lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog frameworks Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines Define data governance, security, and compliance frameworks Enable AI/ML and advanced analytics use cases Drive performance optimization and cost efficiency (FinOps mindset) Collaborate with business stakeholders, data teams, and leadership Provide hands-on technical leadership and mentoring 🛠️ Must-Have Skills Databricks (4+ years)Lakehouse Architecture Delta Lake Unity Catalog Workflows / Jobs Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) Python (Strong) Advanced SQL Experience in large-scale data pipeline design ☁️ Cloud & Engineering Stack Azure (Preferred) / AWS / GCP CI/CD (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions) Terraform (Good to have) Data modeling (Warehouse / Lakehouse) ⭐ Nice to Have MLflow / ML pipelines GenAI / LLM / RAG exposure Feature store / Vector DB Streaming pipelines 🏦 Domain Preference Banking / Financial Services Insurance / Asset Management Experience in regulated environments is highly preferred 👥 Key Competencies Strong communication (technical + business) Stakeholder management Problem-solving mindset Ability to work in enterprise-scale environments 🎯 Ideal Candidate Titles Databricks Solution Architect Data Platform Architect Lead Data Engineer (Databricks) Big Data Architect Analytics Architect