Senior Databricks Architect
Senior Databricks Architect - London (Hybrid) - Databricks - Spark - PySpark - AWS - Up to £115,000 + Bonus
Our client, a large-scale organisation undergoing significant investment in data and cloud technologies, is seeking an experienced Senior Databricks Architect to join its expanding Data & AI practice.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in large-scale data transformation programmes, helping enterprise organisations modernise legacy platforms and build cloud-native data solutions. You'll be responsible for designing and delivering scalable data architectures, enabling advanced analytics, real-time data processing and modern data product delivery.
Working within a highly skilled and collaborative environment, you'll have the opportunity to influence technical strategy, work with cutting-edge technologies and support some of the most complex data initiatives in the market.
You Will Work With
- Designing and delivering enterprise-scale data platforms using Databricks and AWS
- Building batch and real-time data pipelines from legacy and modern source systems
- Implementing real-time and event-driven data processing solutions
- Developing data transformation frameworks using Spark, PySpark and SQL
- Designing Lakehouse architectures using Databricks and Medallion Architecture principles
- Creating scalable, reusable data products to support modern data operating models
- Integrating data from complex legacy and enterprise data sources
- Driving data governance, quality, security and operational best practices
- Collaborating with business stakeholders, engineering teams and data consumers
- Providing architectural leadership across complex transformation programmes
Benefits
- Salary up to £115,000
- Performance-related bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Access to training and professional certifications
- Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud and data transformation projects
- Opportunity to work with the latest Databricks, AWS and streaming technologies
- Collaborative, innovation-led working environment
Key Experience
- Proven experience as a Data Architect, Databricks Architect, Lead Data Engineer or Solutions Architect
- Strong expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark and SQL
- Experience designing and implementing modern data lake or lakehouse architectures
- Hands-on experience with Kafka
- Strong understanding of AWS data services, particularly Amazon S3
- Experience integrating data from complex enterprise and legacy data environments
- Strong understanding of data governance, security and data quality frameworks
- Experience delivering large-scale cloud and data transformation programmes
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Apply Now
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation investing heavily in next-generation data and cloud technologies.
With interview slots currently being scheduled, we expect strong interest in this position.
Apply now or send your CV directly for immediate consideration.