Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect to lead, manage, and scale enterprise data platforms. This role owns the reliability, scalability, security, and governance of data platforms built on Databricks and Azure, while leading cross‑functional engineering teams and partnering closely with business, security, and compliance stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities

Own and oversee enterprise data platforms (Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Azure SQL, Azure DevOps)
Define platform architecture standards, best practices, and technology roadmaps
Drive platform scalability, cost efficiency, performance, and operational reliability
Lead platform modernization initiatives, including cloud migration and consolidation
Manage, mentor, and develop data engineering and platform teams
Drive talent development, performance management, and succession planning
Foster a collaborative, accountable, high‑performing engineering culture
Ensure compliance with SOX IT controls and audit requirements
Partner with Audit, Security, and Compliance to design, maintain, and evidence controls
Support audit activities through documentation, evidence, remediation, and follow‑up
Own and enforce data governance, access management, and data quality standards
Lead Change Management for platform releases, upgrades, and incidents
Establish and enforce ITIL‑aligned operational processes
Own SLAs, KPIs, and platform operational metrics to drive operational excellence
Translate business requirements into scalable platform capabilities and delivery plans
Collaborate with enterprise architecture, analytics, product, and business leaders
Manage vendors and strategic data platform partnerships
Contribute to the organization's long‑term data and analytics strategy

Skills and Requirements

10+ years of experience in enterprise data platforms, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or data operations.
Hands-on experience administering and supporting Databricks and Azure data platforms in enterprise production environments.
Strong expertise with:
Databricks
Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse
Azure SQL
Azure DevOps
Azure IAM (RBAC, Service Principals, Managed Identities)
Proven experience as a Data Platform Administrator, Azure Platform Administrator, Databricks Administrator, or Platform Architect, not solely a data engineer or application developer.
Deep understanding of standing up, configuring, and supporting production and non-production Databricks environments.
Experience managing platform provisioning, environment strategy, capacity planning, monitoring, performance tuning, and operational support.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve critical production incidents (P1/P2) and drive root-cause analysis.
Experience designing scalable platform controls and operational processes to support enterprise data volumes and growth.
Strong experience with CI/CD automation, release management, deployment pipelines, and Azure DevOps best practices.
Experience with Change Management, Release Management, Incident Management, and ITIL-aligned operational processes.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Databricks Administrator certifications.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
Experience with cloud governance, security administration, and access management.
Experience supporting regulated or audit-driven environments.
Experience leading large-scale cloud modernization and platform transformation initiatives.
Vendor management and strategic technology partnership experience.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.