Principal ArchitectSolution Architect Senior Director (Databricks)
Job Location:
Conway, AR - USA
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Job Summary
This individual serves as a trusted advisor to clients owning the end-to-end solution lifecyclefrom pre-sales through implementationwhile driving technical excellence client value and business outcomes.
Client Leadership & Solution Strategy
- Serve as a strategic advisor to clients aligning technical solutions with business objectives and long-term vision
- Lead solution design for complex enterprise-scale engagements across multiple clients or industries
- Ensure all solutions align with enterprise architecture standards and technical strategy
- Act as the primary technical escalation point for assigned clients
Pre-Sales & Solution Development
- Lead technical pre-sales activities including discovery solution framing and proposal development
- Own scoping estimation and cost modeling for large and complex opportunities
- Review and validate proposals for technical integrity feasibility risk and alignment to standards
- Deliver impactful technical presentations tailored to varying stakeholder audiences
Delivery & Implementation Oversight
- Own the transition from pre-sales to delivery ensuring continuity and execution success
- Provide ongoing leadership and oversight throughout implementation
- Ensure solutions are scalable optimized and deliver measurable client value
- Drive successful adoption and realization of solutions within client environments
Thought Leadership & Continuous Improvement
- Develop and share technical best practices frameworks and reusable assets
- Act as a domain expert within assigned industries or solution areas
- Stay current on industry trends emerging technologies and competitive landscape
- Identify and drive process improvements that enhance client outcomes and profitability
Collaboration & Mentorship
- Partner with internal product engineering and delivery teams to influence product direction
- Mentor and guide less experienced architects and team members
- Foster cross-functional alignment and promote standard methodologies and best practices
Core Competencies
- Deep expertise in enterprise solution architecture and design for complex systems
- Strong understanding of identity resolution (deterministic and probabilistic matching offline/online stitching)
- Hands-on experience with modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake Databricks or similar
- Knowledge of AI/ML concepts applied to large-scale data processing and analytics
- Experience designing real-time data architectures and Customer Data Platforms (CDP / Customer 360)
- Strong business acumen with the ability to communicate technical value to non-technical stakeholders
- Exceptional communication relationship-building and leadership skills
Qualifications (Required)
- 10 years of combined experience in technical pre-sales and solution implementation
- 10 years of experience in client-facing roles including executive-level engagement
- 5 years of experience in data-driven marketing environments (database direct or digital marketing)
- Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent experience
- Cloud platform expertise (AWS Azure or GCP)
- Non-cloud to cloud migration strategies
- Snowflake Databricks or similar data platforms
- Clean room technologies
- Customer Data Platforms (CDP / Customer 360)
- Real-time data processing architectures
- AI/ML-enabled analytics solutions
Primary Location City/State:
Homebased - Conway ArkansasAdditional Locations (if applicable):
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