Databricks Architect (Insurance Domain) - Remote

Solution Architect Databricks & Azure Data Platform - Remote This role is for a senior Solution Architect responsible for leading the architecture, design, and delivery of Client s enterprise data platform using Databricks, Azure Data Services, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Lakehouse principles .

Key Focus Areas Include

• Enterprise data platform architecture: Designing scalable, secure Lakehouse solutions for reporting, analytics, machine learning, AI, and data products.
• Technical leadership: Acting as the primary technical authority, guiding onshore and offshore engineering teams, reviewing designs, code, deployment strategies, and resolving complex platform issues.
• Governance and security: Implementing standards for data governance, access controls, metadata, lineage, auditing, compliance, and Unity Catalog-based multi-tenant architecture.
• Delivery excellence: Establishing engineering best practices, automation, CI/CD, observability, reusable frameworks, and operational playbooks.
• Team mentorship: Leading offshore teams, supporting onboarding, coaching engineers, and promoting technical excellence and accountability.
• Required qualifications: 10 15+ years of experience in data engineering, architecture, or cloud data platforms, with strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Spark, Azure, SQL, data modeling, ETL/ELT, security, governance, and distributed team leadership.
• Preferred qualifications: Data governance, data mesh, AI/ML or GenAI workloads, certifications, P&C insurance or financial services experience, FinOps, and observability.
• Success measures: Successful delivery of Client s Lakehouse platform, adoption of standards, improved scalability/security/cost efficiency, faster delivery of analytics and AI use cases, and stronger engineering capability across teams.

Overall, the document frames the role as a lead Databricks Architect / Technical Delivery Architect rather than only a senior individual contributor.