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About the Role

Guidehouse is seeking a Databricks Solution Architect to join our AI and Data team to support client projects in the utility industry. This role involves Databricks solution design, platform administration, data governance, and secure implementation, focusing on architecting and administering enterprise Databricks environments across workspaces, Unity Catalog, compute, security, automation, and operational standards. The architect will support data modernization initiatives for regulated utilities, integrating various data sources across utility and enterprise platforms. The role requires hands-on Databricks experience, strong cloud and data architecture fundamentals, and collaboration with stakeholders to build scalable, governed, and production-ready solutions.

Responsibilities

Partner with utility business, IT, data, and regulatory stakeholders to design governed data architectures that integrate customer, account, premise, service-address, meter, property, and energy-usage data across operational systems, enterprise data platforms, APIs, and external reporting platforms.
Lead the design and implementation of Databricks solution architectures that support data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, and governed data product delivery.
Administer Databricks workspaces, account-level settings, workspace configurations, users, groups, service principals, permissions, secrets, jobs, and platform objects.
Design and manage Unity Catalog structures, including metastores, catalogs, schemas, external locations, storage credentials, access controls, lineage, and metadata standards.
Define compute, cluster policy, SQL warehouse, job orchestration, runtime, and workload management patterns that balance performance, cost, security, and delivery needs.
Translate business, technical, security, and governance requirements into Databricks-native architecture patterns, implementation plans, technical architecture and design documentation, and platform standards.
Partner with cloud, cybersecurity, identity management, networking, and DevOps teams to support secure platform integration across Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.
Develop reusable architecture guidance, reference implementations, deployment patterns, and operational playbooks for Databricks platform teams and delivery teams.
Troubleshoot platform issues related to permissions, compute performance, job execution, storage access, networking, workspace configuration, and production operations.
Advise clients on platform governance, cost management, auditability, release management, environment strategy, separation of duties, regulatory traceability, and data-quality controls for enterprise Databricks adoption.
Support delivery teams through technical leadership, architecture reviews, code and configuration reviews, documentation, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
7+ years of relevant experience in data architecture, cloud data platforms, data engineering, platform engineering, or technical solution delivery.
3+ years Databricks hands-on experience designing, implementing, or administering Databricks environments (architecting), including workspaces, jobs, clusters, SQL warehouses, notebooks, repos, and platform configurations.
Ability to quickly develop fluency in utility business processes, data models, source systems, regulatory requirements, and operational terminology, and translate that context into practical platform and solution architecture.
Strong experience with SQL, Python, and Spark-based development for data engineering, automation, and platform operations.
Strong experience with Unity Catalog, including access controls, catalogs, schemas, external locations, storage credentials, lineage, and governed data organization.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP, including identity, networking, storage, security, and deployment considerations for cloud-native data platforms.
Experience developing architecture artifacts, technical designs, platform standards, implementation roadmaps, and operational documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to lead technical discussions with clients, evaluate tradeoffs, communicate architecture decisions, and work effectively in consulting or project-based delivery environments.
Familiarity with data governance, DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, cost management, and secure software delivery practices.

Skills

Databricks
Unity Catalog
Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
SQL
Python
Spark
Data Architecture
Platform Administration
Data Governance
DevOps
CI/CD
Infrastructure Automation
Monitoring
Cost Management
Secure Software Delivery

Location

Work Type

Up to 25% Travel
Hybrid

Experience Level

7+ years of relevant experience
3+ years Databricks hands-on experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$162,000.00-$270,000.00

Benefits

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Basic Life & Supplemental Life
Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
Student Loan PayDown
Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
Skills Development & Certifications
Employee Referral Program
Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
Mobility Stipend

About the Company

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.
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Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.

Equal Opportunity

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.