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Conway, SC - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

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Job Description

As a Databricks Platform & Solutions Architect at Acxiom you will lead the design implementation and modernization of enterprise data ecosystems on the Databricks platform. You will work closely with business stakeholders engineers and partner teams to architect scalable secure and highperformance data solutions. This role demands deep expertise in Databricks (Delta Lake Unity Catalog MLFlow) cloudnative data modernization strategies and experience migrating legacy data systems to modern cloud data platforms. You will be instrumental in translating strategic highlevel concepts into detailed actionable technical designs guiding the cloud delivery team through the full implementation lifecycle. This influential leadership role demands a combination of visionary thinking deep technical proficiency and handson execution ability to deliver measurable business outcomes and ensure longterm client success.

*This job can be located almost anywhere in the U.S.

What You Will Do:

  • Architect and Design Scalable Databricks Solutions for enterprise data processing analytics machine learning and business intelligence workloads.
  • Lead complex data modernization initiatives including assessments roadmap creation and execution of legacytocloud migrations (onprem Hadoop EDWs etc.).
  • Define endtoend architecture for ETL/ELT pipelines data lakes lakehouses and realtime streaming platforms using Delta Lake and Databricksnative tools.
  • Partner with client and internal teams to define data architecture patterns security models (Unity Catalog row/columnlevel access) and data governance standards.
  • Drive presales efforts by shaping solution strategies crafting compelling client proposals contributing to RFP responses authoring statements of work (SOWs) and developing tailored demos that showcase technical capabilities and business value
  • Implement CI/CD practices for Databricks notebooks/jobs using DevOps principles and infrastructureascode (e.g. Terraform GitHub Actions Azure DevOps).
  • Develop and publish reference architectures reusable frameworks and accelerators to enable consistent platform adoption across teams.
  • Mentor engineering teams in best practices for data engineering lakehouse design performance tuning and workload optimization in Databricks.
  • Stay current with evolving Databricks platform capabilities and contribute to internal Centers of Excellence and capability building.
  • Design and implement data governance access control secure data sharing strategies & data clean rooms using Unity Catalog and Delta Sharing to enable compliant crossplatform collaboration across partners.

What You Will Do:

  • Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or a related field.

  • 15 years of data architecture experience with at least 5 years on the Databricks platform.
  • Strong expertise in Apache Spark Delta Lake Databricks SQL Unity Catalog and MLFlow.
  • Demonstrated experience in data migration projects (e.g. Teradata Hadoop Oracle to Databricks).
  • Proficient in Python SQL and Spark (PySpark) and handson experience with REST APIs and automation.
  • Solid understanding of modern data architectures (data lakehouse streamingfirst pipelines realtime analytics).
  • Experience integrating Databricks with AWS/GCP/Azure Snowflake and enterprise tools (Informatica dbt Airflow etc.).
  • Experience with security and compliance controls on Databricks: encryption auditing access controls.
  • Familiarity with cost optimization and performance tuning best practices in Databricks environments.

What Will Set You Apart:

  • Databricks or cloud certifications (e.g. Databricks Certified Data Engineer AWS/GCP/Azure Architect).
  • Experience with industry use cases in marketing analytics clean rooms customer 360 or realtime segmentation.
  • Demonstrated success in solutioning roles within clientfacing teams and agile delivery models.

Location:

Remote Continental US (Preferably in Texas or Arkansas)

Primary Location City/State:

Homebased Conway Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Acxiom is an equal opportunity employer including disability and protected veteran status (EOE/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting hiring training promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a persons race color sex age religion national origin protected veteran military status physical or mental disability sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetics or other protected status.

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