Databricks Solution Architect
We're looking for a Databricks Solution Architect & Practice Champion to lead our Databricks capability, helping clients design and deliver modern data and AI platforms while growing our internal expertise and strategic partnership with Databricks.
This is a high-impact role combining solution architecture, client engagement, pre-sales, and practice leadership. You'll act as the trusted Databricks expert, shaping solutions, supporting delivery teams, and influencing our go-to-market strategy.
This is an opportunity to become the face of our Databricks capability, influence major client transformations, shape our partnership with Databricks, and play a key role in growing a leading data and AI practice.
What you'll do
- Lead client conversations, workshops, and solution design activities as our Databricks SME
- Architect scalable Databricks Lakehouse solutions across data engineering, analytics, governance, and AI/ML
- Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight on delivery engagements
- Support bids, proposals, estimations, and client presentations
- Develop reusable assets, reference architectures, and best practices
- Grow our relationship with Databricks and help drive partner success
- Mentor teams and build Databricks capability across the practice
- Stay ahead of platform developments and emerging data & AI trends
What We're Looking For
- Strong experience delivering Databricks solutions in enterprise environments
- Deep knowledge of Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks SQL
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Background in consulting, professional services, or systems integration
- Proven pre-sales and client-facing architecture experience
- Databricks Professional-level certifications
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Passion for data, analytics, and AI technologies
Desirable
- Experience with Mosaic AI, MLflow, GenAI, or RAG solutions
- Existing relationships within the Databricks ecosystem
- Industry expertise in sectors such as Financial Services, Insurance, or Healthcare
- Thought leadership through speaking, blogging, or community engagement
Permanent role to join the Synechron Cloud Practice - x3 days in London - Excellent Benefits
Diversity Statement
Synechron are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We offer flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programmes to support our global workforce. Empowerment and collaboration are at the core of how we operate.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
