Senior Solutions Architect
Senior Solutions Architect serving as a trusted technical advisor for complex customer data and analytics engagements. The role requires 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience, pre-sales expertise, coding ability, public cloud experience, and executive stakeholder influence.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop customer engagement strategies in partnership with Account Executives in a designated territory.
- Coach junior Solutions Architects and teams on use-case prioritization and building technical champions.
- Influence stakeholders at all levels through complex engagements with the wider cloud ecosystem and third-party applications.
- Serve as an expert solutions architect and trusted advisor for data analytics architecture, design, and adoption of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform.
- Contribute to technical community engagement by developing customer-facing collateral and leading workshops, seminars, and meet-ups.
- Develop through one of four tracks: technical specialization, industry vertical thought leadership, strategic customer vision, or people management.
Requirements
- 10+ years of customer-facing technical experience.
- Experience with complex customer interactions and technical pre-sales sales lifecycles.
- Ability to influence decision-makers and C-level executives by developing relationships and orchestrating teams toward long-term customer success.
- Prior coding experience in a core programming language and willingness to learn a foundational level of Spark.
- Hands-on expertise with complex proofs of concept and public cloud platforms.
- Ability to provide technical solutions for specialized customer needs and navigate a competitive landscape.
- Ability to travel up to 30% when needed.
Benefits
- Comprehensive employee benefits and perks.
Skills
Python, Java, Scala, Spark, Public Cloud, Proofs Of Concept, Data Analytics Architecture, Pre-Sales, Databricks Data Intelligence Platform
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