The Infrastructure & Platform Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA) – Azure role at Databricks involves serving as a trusted technical advisor for enterprise customers. The position focuses on guiding clients through the architecture, administration, and security of their Databricks deployments on Microsoft Azure. This customer-facing role requires collaboration with Solutions Architects to design and deploy mission-critical workloads. The specialist will also engage in continuous learning and mentorship to enhance their skills in Azure cloud infrastructure and security.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in a technical role with deep expertise in Microsoft Azure.
• 5+ years of professional experience with distributed architectures and big data technologies.
• 5+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical role.
• Hands-on experience with Python, Java, or Scala, alongside strong proficiency in SQL.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical work experience.

• Guide strategic customers through the full lifecycle of Databricks on Azure platform administration.
• Architect secure, scalable enterprise deployments that meet Azure networking and security compliance standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Microsoft Azure infrastructure and related domains.
• Support Solutions Architects during complex technical sales cycles by building custom proof-of-concept architectures.
• Expand platform adoption by delivering tutorials and contributing to the Databricks open-source community.