Azure Databricks Architect

Job Title: Azure Databricks Architect

Location: Tulsa, OK

Job Type: Contract

Job Description

• Lead customer discussion, architecture design and implementation for large scale modern data platform implementations.
• Lead the setup and evolution of DataOps processes: CI/CD pipelines, observability, automation, testing, lineage, and monitoring.
• Define intake, triage, escalation, and support workflows from scratch to support BAU operations.
• Work with global teams (support, platform, and data engineering) to ensure smooth handoffs and delivery of tasks.
• Create frameworks, runbooks, and reusable modules to enable fast onboarding and continuous delivery.
• Act as a thought partner to leadership on platform scalability, data governance, and modernization. Work closely with offshore SMEs to help position Happiest Minds offering.
• Mentor engineers and support teams on architectural best practices, performance tuning, and operational excellence.
• Participate in architecture reviews, vendor/tool evaluations, and innovation initiatives.

Skills & Experience:

• 15 years in data architecture and engineering roles.
• Strong knowledge of Modern Data Platform, DataOps, MLOps, and AIOps principles and tooling.
• Deep hands-on experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, notebooks, workflow, Unity Catalog).
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, PySpark, and REST APIs.
• Proven experience with Azure services such as ADF, Stored Procedures, Purview, Azure DevOps etc.
• Knowledge and hands of experience with downstream like Business Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau), AI/ML and GenAI.
• Experience with enterprise data governance (catalogues, access control, lineage).
• Strong understanding of support models and SLAs in enterprise environments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certifications in Azure and Databricks
• Experience working in regulated industry, Energy and Utility.