Senior Databricks Solution Architect

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Your Opportunity
We’re looking for a  Senior Databricks Solutions Architect  who can bridge the worlds of technology, clients, and partnerships. This role blends deep Databricks and Azure technical expertise with strategic client engagement and ecosystem collaboration. You’ll help clients shape their data, analytics, and AI strategies while cultivating trusted relationships with Databricks and Microsoft counterparts to drive co‑innovation, joint solutions, and go‑to‑market impact.

Beyond technical architecture, you’ll identify and advance new client opportunities—leveraging partner programs, co‑sell motions, and our industry insight to create measurable business growth for BDO and its clients.

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain trusted relationships with client technical and business stakeholders as a strategic advisor for Databricks and Azure data platform initiatives.

Serve as BDO Digital’s primary collaborator with Databricks field teams—engaging in joint account planning, co‑selling, and go‑to‑market alignment.

Represent BDO at Databricks and Microsoft events, summits, and conferences to elevate brand presence and strengthen partner relationships.

Partner with BDO’s account teams to uncover new opportunities within existing and prospective clients, aligning Databricks capabilities with client transformation goals.

Identify opportunities for platform adoption and position BDO as a preferred implementation and advisory partner within the Databricks ecosystem.

Collaborate with sales and marketing to develop solution offerings, proposals, and pursuits that align with growth objectives and partner incentives.

Contribute to pre‑sales efforts, proposal development, and executive briefings to support business growth and client engagement.

Lead solution design for large‑scale, enterprise‑grade Databricks and Azure data platforms—including ingestion, transformation, governance, and AI/ML integration.

Define scalable architectures leveraging Databricks (Delta Lake, MLflow, Unity Catalog, Spark) and Azure services (Data Lake, Synapse, Data Factory, Dev Ops).

Partner with clients to define cloud migration and modernization strategies aligned with their business and data objectives.

Provide thought leadership on Databricks best practices, data mesh, data governance, and production‑grade ML engineering.

Guide delivery teams on architecture patterns, optimization strategies, and implementation excellence.

Develop and maintain a pipeline of Databricks‑related opportunities through proactive engagement with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Translate technical capabilities into business value propositions that resonate with client executives.

Work with Databricks and Microsoft Partner Development Managers to identify joint pursuits and co‑marketing initiatives.

Track partner metrics and success stories to demonstrate joint business impact and reinforce BDO’s position as a top‑tier Databricks partner.

Support internal teams in leveraging alliance incentives and partner programs to accelerate go‑to‑market outcomes.

Represent BDO Digital’s Data & AI capabilities in industry forums, webinars, and events, building visibility that supports client acquisition and partnership growth.

Co‑develop reference architectures, accelerators, and industry playbooks with Databricks and Microsoft.

Stay ahead of emerging trends across AI, MLOps, LLMs, and data governance to inform solution strategy.

Mentor junior architects and engineers, contributing to a culture of learning and innovation within the Data & AI practice.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field.

7+ years in data engineering, analytics, or architecture roles, including 3+ years designing or implementing Databricks…