Senior Solutions Architect - Ai/bi

Databricks Databricks · Data AI · London, United Kingdom · Field Engineering - Other

This role is for a Senior Solutions Architect focused on AI/BI products at Databricks. The primary responsibility is to work with account teams to engage clients, understand their needs, and position Databricks' AI/BI product line. The role involves designing and delivering cloud-based data visualization and analytics solutions, advising on lakehouse architecture, and acting as a technical champion to drive product adoption. The Solutions Architect will also influence the product roadmap by providing field-derived insights and serve as a tier-3 escalation point for complex technical challenges. The role requires strong pre-sales, consulting, and technical skills in areas like data engineering, AI/ML, and cloud platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with GTM leadership and account teams to design and execute high-impact engagement strategies across your territory.
  2. As a trusted advisor, serve as an expert Solutions Architect and "champion," building technical credibility with stakeholders to drive product adoption and vision.
  3. Enable clients at scale through workshops and developing customer-facing collateral that helps increase technical knowledge and thought leadership.
  4. Influence product roadmap by translating field-derived, data-driven insights into strategic recommendations for Product and Engineering teams
  5. Handle the most complex technical challenges in this product line by acting as the tier-3 escalation point for the field, ensuring customer success in mission-critical environments.

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years in a customer-facing, pre-sales or consulting role
  • Experience in designing and delivering cloud-based Data Visualisation and Analytics Solutions
  • Ability to advise customers in lakehouse analytics architecture
  • Certification and/or demonstrated competence in data visualisation and analytics systems
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Python and SQL
  • Proficient in programming, debugging, and problem-solving using SQL and Python
  • Hands-on experience building solutions within major public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Broad experience (in two or more) and understanding across the fields of data engineering, data warehousing, AI, ML, governance, transactional systems, app development, and streaming
  • Undergraduate degree (or higher) in a technical field such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering or similar

Nice to have

  • Experience collaborating with Global System Integrators (GSIs) and third-party consulting organizations
  • A track record of driving complex projects to completion in fast-paced, customer-facing environments.

What the JD emphasized

  • core technical competencies
  • trusted advisor
  • champion
  • technical credibility
  • complex technical challenges
  • mission-critical environments