Databricks Architect
Posted 2 hours 45 minutes ago by Valcon A/S
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