Solutions Architect - Global Telecommunications

FEQ227R233 While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered. At Databricks, our core principles are at the heart of everything we do; creating a culture of proactiveness and a customer-centric mindset guides us to create a unified platform that makes data science and analytics accessible to everyone. We aim to inspire our customers to make informed decisions that push their business forward. We provide a user-friendly and intuitive platform that makes it easy to turn insights into action and fosters a culture of creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement. You will be an essential part of this mission, using your technical expertise to demonstrate how our Data Intelligence Platform can help customers solve their complex data challenges. You'll work with a collaborative, customer-focused team that values innovation and creativity, using your skills to create customized solutions to help our customers achieve their goals and guide their businesses forward. Join us in our quest to change how people work with data and make a better world! As a Sr.

Solutions Architect, you are an expert-level technical leader responsible for the organization's most complex customer engagements. You drive consumption strategy, own executive-level relationships, and serve as the definitive technical authority for your accounts. You have declared your archetype—a recognized technical specialization that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence. The Impact You Will Have - 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 What We Look For - 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.