Databricks Engineering Manager
Data and Analytics | AI and Data Architecture and Solution Design
Same job available in 2 locations
Arlington/Rosslyn, Virginia, United States
Sacramento, California, United States
Position Summary
Our Deloitte AI & Engineering team to transform technology platforms, drive innovation, and help make a significant impact on our clients’ success. You’ll work alongside talented professionals reimagining and reengineering operations and processes that are critical to businesses. Your contributions can help clients improve financial performance, accelerate new digital ventures, and fuel growth through innovation.
Work You’ll Do
As a Manager in our AI & Data practice, you will leverage your extensive real-world experience to lead the delivery of transformative data and AI programs for our clients, capitalizing on the comprehensive capabilities of the Databricks Platform. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for managing teams, building client relationships, and driving the strategic direction of our services across data engineering, business intelligence, and AI/ML. You'll collaborate with C-level executives to innovate and deliver measurable business value.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Leadership: Lead large-scale data and AI programs, serving as the subject matter expert for teams implementing solutions across the entire Databricks platform.
- Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor on their holistic data and AI strategy, providing insights from practical, large-scale project experience.
- Team and Practice Development: Lead, coach, and develop teams of data engineers, data scientists, and architects. Support business development and contribute to the growth of the practice.
- Strategic Solution Design: Design complex, data-driven solutions and architectures that integrate data engineering, BI, and AI/ML capabilities to meet our clients' strategic technology goals.
- Technical Oversight: Provide expert guidance on project delivery, define success criteria, and ensure the adoption of industry best practices for data governance (Unity Catalog), security, and MLOps.
The Team
Deloitte’s Government & Public Services (GPS) practice – our people, ideas, technology and outcomes – is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.
Our AI & Data offering provides a full spectrum of solutions for designing, developing, and operating cutting-edge Data and AI platforms, products, insights, and services. Our offerings help clients innovate, enhance and operate their data, AI, and analytics capabilities, ensuring they can mature and scale effectively.
Qualifications
Required:
- Master's or PhD degree in a relevant STEM field
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance
- 7+ years of real-world experience leading the delivery of complex, large-scale data and AI initiatives utilizing the breadth of the Databricks platform.
- 5+ years of experience with the latest Databricks features including Lakeflow Connect, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Model Serving, Genie, and Databricks Apps.
- 2+ years of experience leading and managing cross-functional teams of technical professionals on challenging client engagements.
- 2+ years of experience in data strategy, modern data architectures, data governance, and best practices for enterprise AI built on Databricks.
- Ability to travel up to 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
Preferred:
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities, including experience with executive-level communication.
- Professional Databricks certifications are preferred.
- Public sector experience preferred
- Active public sector clearance preferred
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $144,600 to $241,000.
You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
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Requisition code: 329877
Job ID 329877