Sr. Solutions Architect (L6) The Role 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, stre
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EMPLOYER IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. THIS POSITION REQUIRES U.S. CITIZENSHIP. Role Description: We are seeking a talented and motivated Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team. As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for delivering exceptional guidance, support, and enablement focused on our Unicorn Delivery Service projects and capabilities. You will work closely with technical groups driving towards mission impact, providing technical expertise, proactive assistance, and strategic insights to maximize mission impact. This role is instrumental in ensuring a seamless and successful customer experience throughout the initial engagement and transition to longer-term execution. Responsibilities: Act as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for customers and their technical needs, challenges, and goals. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of engineers,
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Proven experience in growth engineering, digital marketing, or related roles within a tech startup environment. Extensive knowledge in containerization and container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate, persuade and negotiate 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with 1+ years in a manager role Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing engineering teams Preferred knowledge in the CNCF ecosystem and tooling Knowledge in system architecture both cloud and on-prem Ability to architect solutions based on potential customer requirements and articulate those solutions Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data for informed decision-making. Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) and familiarity with web technologies. Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Experience with training and mentoring. Experience with full-stack development. Understanding of continuous delivery and agile principles. 4+ years of experience with full-stack development teams. 5+ years of experience
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Defense Unicorns
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