Data Platform Architect- REMOTE

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of experience in enterprise data platforms, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or data operations. Hands-on experience administering and supporting Databricks and Azure data platforms in enterprise production environments.

Strong expertise with:

Databricks Azure Data Lake Azure Synapse Azure SQL Azure DevOps Azure IAM (RBAC, Service Principals, Managed Identities) Proven experience as a Data Platform Administrator, Azure Platform Administrator, Databricks Administrator, or Platform Architect, not solely a data engineer or application developer. Deep understanding of standing up, configuring, and supporting production and non-production Databricks environments. Experience managing platform provisioning, environment strategy, capacity planning, monitoring, performance tuning, and operational support. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve critical production incidents (P1/P2) and drive root-cause analysis. Experience designing scalable platform controls and operational processes to support enterprise data volumes and growth. Strong experience with CI/CD automation, release management, deployment pipelines, and Azure DevOps best practices. Experience with Change Management, Release Management, Incident Management, and ITIL-aligned operational processes.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Databricks Administrator certifications. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Experience with cloud governance, security administration, and access management. Experience supporting regulated or audit-driven environments. Experience leading large-scale cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives. Vendor management and strategic technology partnership experience.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect to lead, manage, and scale enterprise data platforms. This role owns the reliability, scalability, security, and governance of data platforms built on Databricks and Azure, while leading cross‑functional engineering teams and partnering closely with business, security, and compliance stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Own and oversee enterprise data platforms (Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Azure SQL, Azure DevOps) Define platform architecture standards, best practices, and technology roadmaps Drive platform scalability, cost efficiency, performance, and operational reliability Lead platform modernization initiatives, including cloud migration and consolidation Manage, mentor, and develop data engineering and platform teams Drive talent development, performance management, and succession planning Foster a collaborative, accountable, high‑performing engineering culture Ensure compliance with SOX IT controls and audit requirements Partner with Audit, Security, and Compliance to design, maintain, and evidence controls Support audit activities through documentation, evidence, remediation, and follow‑up Own and enforce data governance, access management, and data quality standards Lead Change Management for platform releases, upgrades, and incidents Establish and enforce ITIL‑aligned operational processes Own SLAs, KPIs, and platform operational metrics to drive operational excellence Translate business requirements into scalable platform capabilities and delivery plans Collaborate with enterprise architecture, analytics, product, and business leaders Manage vendors and strategic data platform partnerships Contribute to the organization’s long‑term data and analytics strategy