Databricks - Solutions/Enterprise Architect - Technical Design Authority - must be SC cleared

Posted 6 hours 20 minutes ago by Initialize IT

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London, United Kingdom
Job Description

Databricks - Solutions/Enterprise Architect - Technical Design Authority - must be SC cleared

Essential Skills & Experience

  • 5+ years in Solution/Enterprise Architecture; experience chairing design governance/TDA.
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of Databricks: Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog.
  • Experience with cloud platforms underpinning Databricks (AWS or Azure).
  • Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent).
  • Strong stakeholder management and design assurance skills.
  • TOGAF certification or equivalent EA certification.
  • Databricks certification (Data Engineer/Architect Professional).
  • Experience in UK public sector or other regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

TDA Governance & Chairing

  • Own and chair the TDA function, reviewing and approving Databricks solution designs.
  • Define TDA governance process: submission templates, review cadence, decision logs.
  • Ensure designs align to enterprise architecture principles and target-state roadmap.
  • Track and resolve architectural risks, issues, and exceptions raised at TDA.

Solution & Enterprise Architecture

  • Assure Databricks Lakehouse designs: ingestion, medallion layers, Unity Catalog, compute.
  • Validate integration patterns with wider AWS/Azure estate and enterprise data platforms.
  • Maintain architecture roadmap, reference architectures, and design standards.
  • Identify reusable patterns to reduce duplication and technical debt across teams.

Security, Governance & Compliance

  • Ensure designs meet security-by-design, data protection, and compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate with Cyber Security and Data Governance on control assurance.
  • Maintain audit trail of design decisions for governance and assurance boards.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

  • Act as senior technical authority across delivery teams and third-party partners.
  • Present TDA outcomes and architectural risk to programme leadership and boards.
  • Mentor solution architects and support consistent design quality programme-wide.