Solutions Architect (retail/cpg)

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

Solutions Architect for Databricks in the Retail/CPG sector, focusing on demonstrating the value of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to clients. The role involves building client relationships, acting as a technical advisor for data and AI architectures, and creating reference architectures and demos. Requires experience in solutions architecture, pre-sales, and a strong understanding of data engineering, data warehousing, AI/ML, GenAI, or AI Agents.

What you'd actually do

  1. Form successful relationships with clients throughout your assigned territory, providing technical and business value to Databricks customers in collaboration with Account Executives.
  2. Operate as an expert in big data analytics to excite customers about Databricks. You will develop into a ‘champion’ and trusted advisor on architecture, design, and implementation to lead the successful adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
  3. Author reference architectures, how-tos, and demo applications to scale best practices in your field and support customers. Lead workshops, seminars, and meet-ups to help build the Databricks community in your region and scale best practices in your field.
  4. Act as a hands-on technical advisor, helping customers design, validate, and adopt modern data and AI architectures on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
  5. Grow your knowledge and expertise to the level of a technical and/or industry specialist.

Skills

Required

  • solutions architecture
  • technical consulting
  • pre-sales
  • big data analytics
  • data engineering
  • data warehousing
  • AI/ML
  • GenAI
  • AI Agents
  • application development
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Spark
  • public cloud platforms
  • prototypes
  • proofs of concept
  • use case discovery
  • solution architecture designs

Nice to have

  • CDP/Martech
  • customer data architectures
  • cybersecurity
  • modern AI application patterns
  • Databricks Certification

What the JD emphasized

  • strong hands-on approach to solving customer problems
  • strong capability in at least one or two of the following areas: Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, AI/ML, GenAI, AI Agents, or application development
  • Hands-on experience with modern data and analytics technologies
  • use case discovery, scoping, and delivering complex solution architecture designs