Sr. Specialist Solutions Architect - Cloud Platform & Infrastructure (AWS)

Databricks•United States, CA

4h•$219,100 - $301,300•Remote

About The Position

As an Infrastructure & Platform Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA) – AWS, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, guiding enterprise customers through the architecture, administration, and security of their Databricks deployments on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this customer-facing position, you will partner closely with Solutions Architects to design and deploy mission-critical workloads, aligning customers' technical roadmaps with the full capabilities of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a subject matter expert reporting to the Specialist Field Engineering Manager, you will continuously sharpen your skills through hands-on mentorship, internal training, and continuous learning in AWS cloud infrastructure, network security, and automated deployments. This role can be remote.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on experience in a technical role with deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), including cloud security, networking best practices, and enterprise data platform design.
5+ years of professional experience with distributed architectures and big data technologies (e.g., Apache Spark™, Hadoop, Kafka).
5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role (Pre-Sales, Post-Sales, or Consulting).
Deep specialized expertise in at least one of the following core domains: Security & Identity (AWS security controls, platform/network/data security, encryption, vulnerability management, compliance, and identity protocols (AWS IAM, AWS IAM Identity Center, SCIM, OAuth, SAML, Federation)), Networking & Deployments (AWS enterprise networking (VPC peering, AWS Direct Connect, PrivateLink), network routing, performance optimization, and large-scale deployment management), Platform Administration (High availability, disaster recovery, cluster orchestration, observability (Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail), and AWS Cost Management), or Infrastructure Automation (InfraOps) (Hands-on automation using IaC tools (e.g., Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK) to build, maintain, and scale complex AWS environments).
Hands-on experience with Python, Java, or Scala, alongside strong proficiency in SQL.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience.
Ability to hit role-specific training and technical delivery milestones within the first 6 months.

Nice To Haves

Databricks certifications and/or AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified Data Engineer).
Willingness to travel up to 30% as needed.

Responsibilities

Guide strategic customers through the full lifecycle of Databricks on AWS platform administration from initial architectural design to production deployment.
Architect secure, scalable enterprise deployments that satisfy complex AWS networking (VPCs, PrivateLink), identity (AWS IAM / AWS IAM Identity Center), and security compliance standards.
Serve as a subject matter expert in core areas such as AWS infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), cloud networking, and identity management.
Support Solutions Architects during complex technical sales cycles by building custom proof-of-concept (PoC) architectures and technical content on AWS.
Expand platform adoption by delivering tutorials, conducting hackathons, speaking at conferences, and contributing to the Databricks open-source community.