Data Architect - Data & AI Platforms (Databricks Focus) - Tieto Tech Consulting (m/f/d)

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Company

Tieto Tech Consulting provides design-led, data-centric, and AI-powered digital engineering and consulting services for enterprises worldwide, with 8,500+ IT professionals and 500+ professionals in Bulgaria.

What you will do

• Lead the design and evolution of lakehouse-based data platforms using Databricks and modern cloud technologies.
• Define ingestion, processing, governance, and consumption across batch, streaming, analytics, ML, and AI workloads.
• Own architecture decisions for Delta Lake, data modelling, data pipelines, platform scalability, lifecycle, and quality.
• Advise customers on modernizing legacy data landscapes into cloud-native, Databricks-driven platforms.
• Lead solution workshops, technical deep-dives, and architecture sessions with clients and internal teams.
• Support pre-sales, solution shaping, automation, DevOps practices, and reusable architecture patterns.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, or similar roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark/PySpark, data pipelines, and distributed data processing.
• Proven experience designing and implementing lakehouse architectures with Delta Lake.
• Strong experience with data modelling in large-scale analytical platforms and batch and streaming data processing.
• Solid experience with cloud ecosystems, with Azure preferred and AWS also relevant.
• Understanding of data governance and security in modern platforms, such as Unity Catalog.
• Experience working directly with customers in a consulting or advisory capacity.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, cost-efficient data solutions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex architecture topics.

Nice to have

• Advanced Databricks components, including Delta Live Tables, Databricks Workflows, Asset Bundles, and Unity Catalog at scale.
• Real-time streaming architectures with Kafka or Structured Streaming.
• Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Synapse, or Redshift experience.
• AI-enabled data platforms, including LLM-based solutions, RAG architectures, and data pipelines supporting ML/AI models.
• MLOps, DataOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code with Terraform or similar tools.
• Industry experience in banking, manufacturing, retail, or healthcare.
• Relevant Databricks, Azure, or AWS certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a multinational team focused on Nordic quality, local presence, and global-scale delivery.
• Inclusive workplace promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across backgrounds, genders, and life experiences.
• Exposure to evolving Databricks capabilities, including DLT, Asset Bundles, Genie, and ML/AI features.
• Tieto does not charge recruitment fees or request financial details during recruitment.