Databricks
Sr. Solutions Architect - Teleco
$219K–$301K
Seattle, Washington +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 31, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, Washington
Remote - Colorado - Experience
- 8+ years; listed alternatives are solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience); advanced degrees are valued.
About the job
Leads complex Databricks customer engagements, shaping enterprise data and AI architecture, platform adoption, and consumption strategy while advising executives and mentoring technical teams.
What you'll do
- Lead architecture engagements involving enterprise migrations, real-time systems, multi-workload platforms, and AI/ML at scale.
- Build executive relationships, drive competitive strategies and platform adoption, and coordinate cross-functional teams to deliver solutions.
- Mentor junior Solutions Architects and contribute customer-facing thought leadership, workshops, and community engagement.
What they ask for
- 8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
- Expert-level coding proficiency in Python and SQL; ideally Spark/PySpark.
- Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture and expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge, or equivalent depth in competing platforms with demonstrated rapid learning ability.
- Proven record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts; executive influence and experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations.
Nice to have
- Databricks certifications.
- Prior experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company; published thought leadership or industry vertical expertise.
Pay
$219,100 — $301,300 USD (base salary; Zone 1); $219,100 — $301,300 USD (base salary; Zone 2); $219,100 — $301,300 USD (base salary; Zone 3); $219,100 — $301,300 USD (base salary; Zone 4)
Tools
Python, SQL, Spark/PySpark, Databricks Platform
AI focus
Advises on enterprise data and AI strategy and leads architecture engagements involving AI/ML at scale.
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