Principal Data Architect — Databricks Enablement

4 hours, 46 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Data Science and Analytics
Caylent

Caylent

Caylent is a cloud native services company that simplifies AWS cloud adoption with a user-friendly DevOps platform for scalable cloud environments.

IT Services
251-1K
Founded 2015
$16M raised

Description

  • Define strategic roadmaps and Databricks adoption plans, including guardrails, self-service maturity, and use-case prioritization.
  • Embed with client business and engineering teams to implement high-priority use cases hands-on.
  • Translate client needs into feature requests and guardrail requirements for the platform and foundation team.
  • Serve as a data engineering SME in pre-sales and scoping conversations.
  • Coach client architects, engineers, and business technologists on Databricks best practices and self-service tooling.
  • Develop data standards, operating procedures, and semantic and lineage layers for governed scale.
  • Conduct technical interviews for architect and engineer candidates.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship across the practice.
  • Build trusted relationships with client technical and business leadership.
  • Balance platform governance with business demands for speed and autonomy.

Requirements

  • 10 years of experience designing and building complex data systems.
  • Experience with relational database design, optimization, and migration.
  • Experience with data modeling for transactional and analytics systems, including industry-standard data models.
  • Experience with BI dashboards and visualizations.
  • Experience with data governance and MDM.
  • Experience with big data processing using Spark, streaming solutions, and NoSQL.
  • Experience with machine learning and MLOps.
  • Experience with GenAI foundational models and related approaches/frameworks.
  • Experience with DataOps practices such as Infrastructure as Code, data testing, and data versioning.
  • Deep hands-on Databricks experience, including workspace/persona architecture, Unity Catalog, lakehouse patterns, job orchestration, and Databricks-native governance and AI/ML tooling.
  • Demonstrated forward-deployed or embedded-delivery experience.
  • Experience with at least two of the following: Terraform, CI/CD pipelines and tools, or Python for analytics and automation.
  • Strong drive to standardize and document approaches and solutions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high tolerance for ambiguity.
  • At least 4 years of experience in the AWS data landscape.
  • 5+ years of deep, hands-on Databricks experience.
  • High business acumen with ability to translate ambiguous business requests into scoped technical work.
  • Preferred: experience in a platform plus use-case hub-and-spoke delivery model.
  • Preferred: background in consulting, systems integration, or professional services.
  • Preferred: familiarity with SOW-based, time-and-materials delivery and scope management.
  • Cannot provide visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Benefits

  • 100% remote work.
  • Medical insurance for you and eligible dependents.
  • Generous holidays and flexible PTO.
  • Competitive phantom equity.
  • Paid exams and certifications.
  • Peer bonus awards.
  • State-of-the-art laptop and tools.
  • Equipment and office stipend.
  • Individual professional development plan.
  • Annual learning and development stipend.
  • Opportunity to work with a global team in an inclusive culture.

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