Solutions Architect - CPG and Manufacturing (AI/Data)

Location: Zürich, Switzerland

Company

Databricks provides a unified Data + AI Platform for building and scaling data, AI, analytics, and agent applications.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end technical strategies for customer accounts, from discovery through production deployment.
• Design production-grade solutions across data engineering, AI/ML, agentic systems, and real-time analytics.
• Lead architecture discussions with customer architects, engineering leads, and senior stakeholders.
• Develop a technical specialization in AI/ML, agentic architectures, real-time and streaming systems, data governance, or migrations.
• Coordinate DSAs, SSAs, and partners to deliver complex data and AI solutions.
• Provide structured feedback to product teams on customer requirements and competitive gaps.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in solutions architecture, data engineering, data science/AI, or technical pre-sales.
• Deep expertise in lakehouse design, scalable data pipelines, real-time or streaming systems, and cloud-native platforms.
• Understanding of AI/ML, agentic architectures, ontology design, compound AI systems, autonomous agent frameworks, knowledge graphs, and semantic data models.
• Experience with the Databricks Platform or the ability to become proficient rapidly.
• Production deployment experience on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including security and governance considerations.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Databricks certifications in data engineering, machine learning, or the platform.
• Experience with Snowflake, AWS native services, or Azure Synapse.
• Background in an AI-first company, data platform vendor, or cloud provider.
• Industry expertise in CPG and Manufacturing, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, or Media.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to regional employee needs.
• Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunity standards.
• Databricks operates globally with more than 30 offices.