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Sr. Solutions Architect

Databricks
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Hybrid (Singapore)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior technical leader responsible for the organization's most complex customer engagements, driving consumption strategy, owning executive-level relationships, and serving as the definitive technical authority with a declared archetype across the region.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organization's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.
  • Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy
  • Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale
  • Operate as an Expert on the Databricks Platform with a declared archetype — actively mentoring others and driving horizontal impact across your team
  • Develop and execute competitive strategies for your customers, positioning Databricks against incumbent and emerging platforms
  • Orchestrate cross-functional teams (DSAs, SSAs, Partners, Product) to deliver enterprise-grade solutions
  • Coach and develop junior SAs (L3–L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and use case prioritization
  • Contribute to Field Engineering thought leadership through customer-facing content, workshops, and community engagement

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role
  • Expert-level coding proficiency — Python, SQL, and ideally Spark/PySpark. You will complete a live coding assessment and a platform build during the interview
  • Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture: distributed systems at scale, streaming/real-time, lakehouse design patterns, data governance frameworks, and cloud-native platforms
  • Expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge (or equivalent depth in competing platforms with demonstrated rapid learning ability)
  • Declared technical specialization with recognized depth — e.g., real-time architectures, ML/AI platforms, data governance, large-scale migrations, or industry-specific solutions
  • Proven track record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts
  • Executive presence — ability to influence Directors, VPs, and C-level stakeholders on long-term data and AI strategy
  • Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations
  • Strong strategic thinking — connecting technical architecture decisions to business outcomes and revenue impact
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience); advanced degrees are valued

Skills

Required:PythonSQLSpark/PySpark

Benefits

  • Benefits information available via region-specific link provided in job posting
Last updated Sep 10, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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