Databricks Senior Architect

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**Job Description:**

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private, and hybrid clouds.

The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services across the Enterprise Technology Stack to drive new performance levels, competitiveness, and customer experience.

Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.

Location: Role requires onsite presence at the client site.

Candidates must be located in Philadelphia, PA or Washington, DC.

**Job Overview:**

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect to **guide** the design and implementation of a scalable data solution for Databricks on AWS.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data architecture, data integration, and data processing frameworks, with prior **hands-on** expertise in Databricks and a passion for optimizing diverse workloads.

**Key Responsibilities:**

+ Design the **data architectur** e for the platform and organizational use cases, focusing on scalability, performance, and support for advanced analytics and data science workloads.
+ Ensure the platform supports **multi-cloud operations** , data sharing, and integration with various data sources, including on-premises and cloud environments.
+ Ensure the platform integrates with various data delivery mechanisms including **architecting data delivery mechanisms** such as streaming, batch, and leveraging API’s for encryption and decryption.
+ **Collaborate** with Cloud Architects and Engineers to implement data governance, financial governance, and compliance features .
+ Identify and architect **automation** approaches to simplify and accelerate CI/CD across multiple environments, onboarding of new users to the platform, creation of development workspaces, data quality enforcement, and integrated testing.
+ **Optimize** the platform for handling diverse workloads, relational operations, and multi-model data processing.
+ Develop and implement data ingestion and data processing **frameworks** , ensuring efficient and scalable data pipelines for common patterns.
+ Architect and maintain **data Lakehouse storage solutions** , emphasizing best practices for data modeling and schema design.
+ Provide guidance on **best practices** for data preparation exploration, and visualization within the platform.
+ Lead client facing workshops and **influence change** and acceptance to modern data platform practices.
+ Provide **client-facing suppor** t, ensuring clear communication and understanding of technical solutions.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to document enterprise rollout strategies, data security blueprints, and architectural standards.

**Qualifications:**

+ Degree in Computer Science, a technical field, or a related business field.

Master degree preferred
+ 3+ years of experience in designing and leading Databricks implementations
+ 8+ years of experience in relevant technology roles, with a focus on data architecture.
+ 5+ years in an advanced role, demonstrating leadership in guiding teams directly or indirectly.
+ 5+ years of experience in architecting and maintaining big data platform architecture utilizing AWS Data & Analytics Services
+ Strong expertise in designing and supporting complex application architectures, including integration of disparate data sources.
+ Experience in documenting enterprise rollout strategies and developing data security blueprints.
+ Excellent communication skills

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship now or in the future.”

Compensation at DXC is influenced by an array of factors, including but not limited to the experience, job-related knowledge, skills, competencies, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this position is $109,700 - $203,600.

Full-time hires are eligible to participate in the DXC benefit program.

DXC offers a comprehensive, flexible, and competitive benefits program which includes, but is not limited to, health, dental, and vision insurance coverage; employee wellness; life and disability insurance; a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, paid time off.

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