Databricks Solutions Architect

TEKsystems • Dallas, TX

6d • $125,000 - $190,000 • Remote

About The Position

TEKsystems Global Services is hiring a Databricks Solutions Architect to lead the identification, scoping, design, and development of client solutions and proposals. The role combines technical architecture and advisory consulting with presales, estimation, project planning, and delivery coordination. The architect will provide thought leadership in data engineering and cloud data services, and help develop and package service capabilities for sales, marketing, and delivery teams.

The position works with clients on application and data modernization, automation, data, AI, and generative AI initiatives. It requires expertise in Databricks and cloud data platforms, with the ability to design scalable, secure, high-performance solutions and guide projects from initial assessment and solutioning through implementation and ongoing support. The architect also partners with sales, contracts, account executives, practices, and delivery teams to pursue opportunities, define statements of work, align teams, and communicate client expectations.

This is a permanent, fully remote position based out of Dallas, Texas. The posted pay range is $125,000–$190,000 per year, with additional earnings potentially available through incentive programs such as annual bonuses and profit sharing. The position is anticipated to close on November 13, 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as Computer Science or Information Technology/Systems.
• 12 or more years of experience in information technology and/or IT professional services.
• 5 or more years in client-facing roles developing new business and providing project management and oversight within professional services.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing solutions with cloud-native architectures, microservices, containerization, and DevOps practices.
• Deep expertise in Databricks and secondary expertise in Snowflake.
• Deep understanding of Lakehouse, data lakes, data warehouses, and Medallion Architecture.
• Extensive experience with CI/CD platforms such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodeBuild, Azure Pipelines, GCP Cloud Build, and Jenkins.
• Knowledge of creating ETL/ELT packages using Matillion, Informatica, DataStage, or dbt.
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Knowledge of Snowflake and Databricks.
• Experience qualifying software development projects, including assessing size, technology fit, skillset fit, delivery location, and risk.
• Experience leading or implementing dashboards, ETL/ELT development, AI solutions using DevOps-enabled software delivery, data platforms, and integration solutions.
• Understanding of cloud data services, cloud foundations and landing zones, software delivery and DevOps, integration, operations, security, delivery-center capabilities, and proof points.
• Consultative, personable data engineering leadership, with the ability to advise clients and provide expertise on Databricks and cloud data services.
• Ability to develop solution vision with clients and provide advisory consulting as well as service delivery in areas of expertise.
• Ability to create solution proposals and estimates and coordinate solutioning, sales, contracts, and delivery teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI technologies applied to software development, automation, and business use cases.
• Prior engagement-management or project-management experience across the full application development lifecycle using multiple methodologies, such as Agile, Scrum, RUP, or Waterfall.
• Experience developing new business in client-facing professional-services roles beyond the stated minimum qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients to understand business requirements, challenges, and goals relating to application and data modernization, automation, data, AI, and generative AI initiatives.
• Design and architect scalable, secure, high-performance solutions using relevant data technologies.
• Ensure solutions align with industry best practices, architectural principles, client terms and conditions, and applicable standards and regulations.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams from ideation through implementation and ongoing support.
• Document proposed solutions, including diagrams, team-member work estimates, timelines, and costs.
• Manage solution roadmaps, planning, estimation, and initial delivery efforts through assessments and recommendations.
• Participate in RFx responses.
• Work with Sales and Contract teams on Statements of Work to ensure proposed solutions are translated into contracts.
• Support account executives with technical sales activities to help close deals.
• Coordinate with delivery teams on project staffing and assignment of teams suited to client needs.
• Present case studies to customers describing previously delivered work.
• Assess whether services fit a customer's business requirements and direct customers to appropriate consulting practices when needed.
• Contribute to opportunity pursuits to land, expand, and protect business.
• Collaborate with practices to evolve service offerings and presales and go-to-market collateral, including case studies, account profiling, and client presentations.
• Ensure effective handoff from solutioning to Delivery, including management of expectations, schedules, and ramp-up timeframes.
• Clearly communicate client context and expectations to Delivery, including environment, culture, key players, escalation points, roles and responsibilities, vision, issues, risks, and objectives.
• Participate in advisory and assessment activities.
• Manage client relationships and conduct formal and informal status checks.
• Provide advisory and thought-leadership support to clients.
• Identify, scope, and create solutions and proposals covering technical approach, estimates, implementation, team structure, pricing, and contracts.
• Provide thought leadership and industry knowledge to improve service capabilities and address engagement and delivery challenges and research and development activities.
• Qualify software development projects for size, technology and skill fit, delivery location, and risk.
• Use capabilities, content, and assessments to develop solution vision with clients; provide advisory consulting and delivery services in areas of expertise.
• Package capabilities and solution content for sales and marketing, prepare value propositions and competitive positioning, and provide feedback to practice leadership on capability development and enhancement.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan, with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life insurance, including voluntary life and AD&D coverage for employees and dependents
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off, vacation, or sick leave
• Potential additional earnings through incentive programs such as annual bonuses and profit sharing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior