Databricks Architect

About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what's next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor's mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q-o-Q and 17.3% Y-o-Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PEAK Matrix Assessment 2025.

About Position:

The Databricks Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable data analytics and data engineering solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. This role requires deep expertise in cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), distributed data processing, Delta Lake architectures, and modern data engineering practices. The architect will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data strategies, ensure platform reliability, and enable advanced analytics, ML, and BI use cases
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About Position:

Role: Databricks Architect

Location: Los Angeles CA (Hybrid)

Hire Type: Fulltime

Experience: 12+ years of experience

What You'll Do:

Architecture & Design

• Design end-to-end Databricks Lakehouse architectures for data ingestion, processing, storage, and consumption.
• Define and implement Delta Lake patterns, including medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Develop scalable data pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, and Databricks workflows.
• Architect solutions for structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.

Engineering & Implementation

• Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines with Databricks notebooks, jobs, and workflows.
• Design and implement high-performance streaming solutions using Structured Streaming.
• Optimize Spark jobs for cost, performance, and scalability.
• Implement CI/CD and automation using Databricks Repos, Git, and DevOps pipelines.

Cloud & Platform Expertise

• Architect solutions across Azure/AWS/GCP leveraging native cloud services (e.g., Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, GCP Dataflow).
• Ensure security, governance, and compliance through Unity Catalog, RBAC, and encryption.
• Monitor workloads and optimize cluster configurations for performance and cost.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with data engineers, data scientists, BI teams, and business stakeholders.
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Databricks best practices, standards, and patterns.
• Conduct architectural reviews and guide teams on design decisions.
• Lead PoCs, evaluate new features, and drive platform adoption.

Quality, Governance & Observability

• Define standards for data quality, lineage, observability, and governance.
• Implement automated testing frameworks for pipelines and notebooks.

Establish performance baselines and monitoring dashboards.

Expertise You'll Bring:

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering/architecture.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks.
• Strong expertise in Spark, PySpark, SQL, and distributed data processing.
• Deep understanding of Delta Lake features: ACID transactions, OPTIMIZE, ZORDER, Auto Loader.
• Experience with workflow orchestration, jobs, and Databricks REST APIs.
• Hands-on expertise with at least one cloud platform:
• Azure (preferred): ADF, ADLS, Key Vault, Event Hub, Azure DevOps
• AWS: S3, Glue, Lambda, Kinesis
• GCP: GCS, Dataflow, Pub/Sub
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git, DevOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred).

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to lead design discussions and guide technical teams.
• Strong documentation and architectural blueprinting skills
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Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package

Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications.

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies.

Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards

Annual health check-ups

Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry's best