Databricks Architect

Valcon International; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading European consultancy is seeking a Databricks Architect to help clients optimize their data strategies. This role involves designing the Databricks Lakehouse platform, advising on data governance, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Databricks and cloud architectures, particularly Azure and AWS. Join a fast-growing company that values innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience designing data Lakehouse architectures with security and governance.
• Proven track record as technical lead and design authority.
• Ability to partner with senior stakeholders for programme success.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and its components.
• Knowledge of cloud architectures, particularly Azure and AWS.
• Experience optimizing workloads for data engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and governance of the Databricks Lakehouse platform.
• Advise on technical standards and data architecture.
• Gather requirements from key stakeholders.
• Support client proposals with Databricks expertise.
• Mentor and shape Valcon's data and cloud capabilities.
• Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships.

Skills

Experience designing data Lakehouse architectures

Proven experience delivering complex data programmes

Ability to influence senior client stakeholders

Hands on experience of Databricks

Experience of cloud architectures

Guided data engineers through optimising workloads

Tools

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Azure

AWS

Job description

Valcon is a European consultancy that delivers business and technology transformation by combining consulting, data & AI, and technology expertise to help organisations improve efficiency and achieve sustainable growth.

Valcon is private equity backed and in recent years has bought together some of the most exciting companies to form one of the brightest and most exciting consultancies around.

We’re one of the fastest growing companies across Europe and have no plans to stop.

What do we do:

Our mission is to combine premium consulting with deep technology and data knowledge to add value to our clients.

The opportunity:

Valcon is growing its Databricks community and we’re looking for a Databricks Architect to help clients turn data into measurable business results.

As a Databricks Elite Partner, we work on some of the most advanced data and AI projects in Europe. You’ll own the design and governance of the Databricks Lakehouse platform. You’ll set technical standards, shape data architecture, and guide engineers to build secure, cost-efficient, and scalable solutions for analytics, AI, and applications.

Overview of Data Capability:

Every company has data challenges, easy or complex, big or small. This asks for flexibility and in-depth knowledge of data solutions and techniques. We help to define the data strategy and implement best-fit data solutions.

As a leader in data services, we run data transformations and enablement projects for and with our clients.

Valcon combines all we have to offer – Consulting, Data and Technology – in projects. We strive to be a long-term full-service partner implementing robust solutions and increasing value for our clients.

Valcon is the benchmark for modern data solutions. We constantly strive to be the best-in-class by delivering high quality, advanced data solutions to help our clients become strong and leading companies.

Our Data Capability is made of 4 competence teams:

Data Governance

Data Management

Data Platforms

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

What you’ll do:

You’ll work on projects with leading organisations using Databricks to advance their AI and data strategies.

Partner with data leaders and solution architects to align Databricks design with strategy

Lead, advise on and review the design of platforms, pipelines, and governance patterns

Gather requirements from key stakeholders in technology, data and security

Advise on cluster sizing, DBU optimisation, and cost allocation models

Support bids, proposals, and client workshops with your Databricks expertise

Mentor colleagues and shape Valcon’s data and cloud capabilities

Build and maintain strong client and partner relationships

You’ll collaborate closely with our partners at Databricks as well as Valcon’s internal experts.

Experience

• Experience designing data Lakehouse architectures with Databricks at the core with security, privacy, and governance at its core
• Proven experience delivering complex data programmes as the technical lead and design authority
• Ability to partner with and influence senior client stakeholders to drive the programme to the required outcomes
• Hands on experience of Databricks including Delta Lake and Unity Catalog
• Experience of cloud architectures. We favour Azure and AWS.
• You have guided data engineers and analysts through optimising their workloads and take FinOps at heart