Cuesta Partners

Consulting

DatabricksArchitect

$145–188k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Databricks Architect at Cuesta Partners. Skills: Databricks, Data engineering, Cloud architecture, Consulting. Design Databricks-based solutions. Architect scalable solutions”

Industry & Context.

Consulting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

6+ years experience, 3+ years Databricks experience, Proficiency in PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, SQL, Deep experience Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, Databricks Jobs, Experience delivering Databricks projects, Understanding of data lake concepts, Experience designing Unity Catalog, Familiarity with medallion architecture, Hands-on Git experience, CI/CD and IaC for Databricks, MLflow experience, Cloud platform experience, Experience in client-facing environments, Experience leading technical projects

Nice to Have

Databricks certifications

What You'll Do.

Design Databricks-based solutions

Architect scalable solutions

Lead cloud data platform implementations

Design production pipelines

Build production pipelines

Design ETL/ELT pipelines

Partner with client stakeholders

Understand business needs

Translate needs into solutions

Provide technical leadership

Guide data engineering teams

Implement CI/CD pipelines

Implement IaC for Databricks

Drive collaborative development

Collaborate cross-functionally

Serve as technical point of contact

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Client stakeholders; Data engineering teams; Analytics teams; Engineering teams; Business teams; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Client presentations; Technical solutions

Process & Methodology

Agile, Git workflows, Pull requests, Code reviews

Full Job Description

About Cuesta Partners We are looking for a Databricks Architect to lead the delivery of data engineering solutions in a client-facing environment. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work directly with clients — including C-level stakeholders — to design, build, and deploy production-grade Databricks platforms. What You’ll Do - Design and architect scalable Databricks-based solutions for enterprise clients. - Lead end-to-end cloud data platform implementations across AWS and/or Azure. - Design and build production pipelines using Databricks Workflows and Spark Declarative Pipelines. - Design scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark, PySpark, and Databricks Workflows. - Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions. - Provide technical leadership and guidance to data engineering teams. - Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for Databricks resources. - Drive collaborative development through Git workflows, pull requests, and code reviews. - Collaborate cross-functionally with analytics, engineering, and business teams. - Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients, including C-level executives. What We’re Looking For - 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or related roles. - 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks. - Strong proficiency in PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and SQL. - Deep experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks Jobs. - Proven experience delivering Databricks projects in a consulting or professional services environment. - Strong understanding of data lake concepts and formats (Delta, Iceberg, Parquet, etc.). - Experience designing and managing Unity Catalog for governance, access control, and lineage. - Familiarity with medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold) patterns. - Hands-on experience with Git version control, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative developmen

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