Data Architect
Washington D.C., DC - USA
Job Summary
Role Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Databricks Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data and reporting solutions. The role will focus on architecting modern lakehouse environments designing scalable data models building curated reporting datasets and enabling high-quality analytics through Databricks-based platforms. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise with strong stakeholder collaboration skills to support enterprise reporting and analytical initiatives.
Scope of Work & Key Responsibilities:
- Assess existing data sources transformations reporting requirements and data flows across the enterprise.
- Define and implement scalable Databricks lakehouse architectures supporting reporting and analytics workloads.
- Design enterprise data models curated datasets semantic layers and source-to-target mappings.
- Provide architectural guidance for Databricks notebooks workflows jobs Delta tables and orchestration processes.
- Design and optimize data ingestion transformation and processing pipelines.
- Establish data quality reconciliation metadata lineage governance and auditability frameworks.
- Implement security controls role-based access models and data protection policies.
- Optimize Databricks workloads SQL queries storage structures and resource utilization for performance and scalability.
- Support integration of Databricks data products with reporting and visualization platforms.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical and data-related issues during development testing and deployment.
- Support SIT UAT production readiness and post-deployment activities.
- Create architecture documents technical specifications and knowledge transfer materials.
- Collaborate with product owners business analysts data engineers and reporting teams within Agile delivery environments.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering Data Science or related discipline.
- 8 years of experience in data architecture data engineering analytics platforms or related domains.
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks and modern lakehouse architectures.
- Proven expertise designing scalable enterprise data solutions and reporting data models.
- Experience with:
- Databricks Notebooks
- Jobs & Workflows
- Delta Lake
- SQL
- Data Transformation Frameworks
- Strong SQL expertise and experience handling large-scale data processing workloads.
- Experience building ingestion and transformation pipelines from multiple enterprise data sources.
- Strong understanding of:
- Data Quality
- Reconciliation
- Metadata Management
- Data Lineage
- Data Governance
- Experience implementing role-based access controls security frameworks and enterprise data policies.
- Proven track record optimizing Databricks performance storage design and workloads.
- Experience building curated data products semantic layers and enterprise reporting datasets.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical architectures and implementation designs.
- Strong documentation communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams and collaborating across business and technical functions.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with Power BI or other enterprise reporting and visualization platforms.
- Exposure to Azure Data Factory Azure Synapse Azure Data Lake Storage or similar cloud data services.
- Experience with Unity Catalog data governance platforms or enterprise metadata solutions.
- Knowledge of DataOps CI/CD and automated deployment practices for data platforms.
- Experience supporting enterprise reporting executive dashboards and analytics modernization initiatives.