Senior Databricks Platform Architect / Lead

49 Solutions is proactively building a team of experienced, security-cleared professionals in preparation for anticipated Databricks initiatives within the Government of Canada. We are connecting with qualified candidates in advance so that we have a strong team ready to respond as relevant opportunities arise. 

Please note that these opportunities are currently prospective and are not associated with a guaranteed placement or awarded contract. Candidates who join our network will be considered for relevant opportunities as they become available. 

49 Solutions is seeking a Senior Databricks Platform Architect / Lead to provide technical leadership for the design and implementation of secure, enterprise-scale Databricks environments supporting Government of Canada data, analytics and AI initiatives. 

Responsibilities 

•       Lead the architecture and implementation of enterprise Databricks platforms within Microsoft Azure.

•       Define target-state Lakehouse, workspace and Unity Catalog architectures.

•       Design secure foundations supporting data engineering, Databricks SQL, BI, analytics, AI and machine learning workloads.

•       Establish architectural patterns for Delta Lake, Lakeflow, Databricks SQL and Unity Catalog.

•       Design integration with cloud, enterprise and on-premises data sources.

•       Work with Azure cloud and network specialists on VNet injection, Private Link, routing and secure connectivity.

•       Define identity and access patterns using Microsoft Entra ID, SCIM and role-based access controls.

•       Guide platform security approval, governance, classification, lineage, auditing and cost controls.

•       Provide technical direction to data engineering, DevOps, security, networking and governance resources.

•       Lead discovery sessions, architecture workshops and design reviews with federal stakeholders.

•       Develop reusable architectures, implementation standards, runbooks and knowledge-transfer materials.