Principal / Solutions Architect — Databricks

Blue Orange Digital•New York, NY

9d•Remote

About The Position

Blue Orange Digital is hiring a Principal / Solutions Architect for a discovery and architecture engagement with a global management consulting client, combining enterprise data architecture and data modeling in a single role. You will define how data moves from source to consumption across a complex client environment, translate that thinking into content client executives can act on, and hold your own with a technically sharp client team that expects real pushback, not agreement. This is a senior individual-contributor role with high client-facing exposure and no direct reports.

Requirements

Experience in enterprise data architecture, from logical design through physical implementation
Data modeling experience on greenfield or consolidation environments
Ability to define non-functional requirements such as data velocity, change frequency, and ownership boundaries
Fluency in Databricks and medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold)
Experience producing substantive, presentation-ready content for client or executive audiences
Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with clients and teammates

Nice To Haves

Experience designing data mesh operating models
Insurance or risk domain exposure
Experience scoping source systems outside your direct control

Responsibilities

Design enterprise data architecture, from logical to physical, across a greenfield and consolidation environment
Build data models that support the client’s current and future data needs
Define non-functional requirements, including data velocity, change frequency, and data ownership boundaries
Apply Databricks and medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold) fluency to structure recommendations
Produce substantive content for client-facing presentations, supplying the thinking that becomes polished, executive-ready decks