Databricks Solutions Architect, UK 2024

Are you an accomplished Data Engineer who wants to further grow their Databricks expertise, develop technical content and presentations, and help build a best-in-class Databricks community of practice?

Aimpoint Digital is a fast-growing and fully remote data and analytics consultancy. We partner with the most innovative software providers in the data engineering space to solve our clients' toughest business problems. Our approach to data engineering blends modern tools and techniques with a respect for the foundations of our craft. 

You will:

• Engage in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver complex data & analytics cases on the Databricks platform, becoming a trusted advisor to our clients from data owners and analytic users to C-level executives
• Serve as a Databricks subject matter expert for our internal community of technical analytics consultants and as a company ambassador externally
• Contribute to the growth of our partnership with Databricks in the US as our technical lead
• Create and deliver engaging technical and thought leadership content (e.g., blogs, webinars, whitepapers, presentations) on the latest Databricks features and best practices
• Build and deliver end-to-end technical tool demonstrations of Databricks functionality & interoperability for prospective clients and other enablement
• Support channel and sales activities to provide architecture advisory for prospective clients and projects
• Contribute to the development and deployment of Aimpoint products on the Databricks platform

Who you are:

We are building a diverse team of talented and motivated people who deeply understand business problems and enjoy solving them. You are a self-starter who loves working with data to build analytical tools that business users can leverage daily to do their jobs better. You are passionate about contributing to a growing team and establishing best practices.  

As a Databricks Solution Architect, you will also be expected to be able to be contribute as a member of a client engagement delivery team, take part in the development of our practice, aid in business development, and contribute innovative ideas and initiatives to our company. 

Requirements:

• Degree-educated in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience 
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage and educate a technical audience
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast paced, remote & customer facing setting
• Passion for technology and a desire to grow and contribute to the Databricks community
• Deep familiarity with Databricks features including workflows, DLT pipelines, Unity Catalog
• 3+ years working with data warehouses, relational databases and query languages
• 2+ years building data pipelines in databricks using pyspark, scala and/or spark SQL and ability to work across structured, semi-structured and unstructured data
• 2+ years data modeling (e.g., data vault, star schema, entity-relationship)
• Expertise in software engineering or DevOps concepts & best practices is preferred
• Knowledge of Databricks ML and Gen AI features desirable
• Any Databricks certificates are highly regarded
• Willingness to travel

This position is fully-remote within London.