Solutions Architect (Telecommunications)

Location: Remote - Texas; candidates in other locations will also be considered. Travel to customers up to 30% of the time.

Salary: $219,100–$301,300 USD annual base salary, depending on pay zone and candidate-specific factors. Total compensation may also include an annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

Databricks provides a unified Data and AI Platform for data science, analytics, applications, and AI agents, serving more than 20,000 organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Drive technical and consumption strategies for complex enterprise customer engagements.
• Advise senior stakeholders on enterprise data and AI strategy and platform adoption.
• Lead architecture engagements involving multi-workload platforms, enterprise migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale.
• Develop competitive strategies and position Databricks against incumbent and emerging platforms.
• Orchestrate DSAs, SSAs, partners, and product teams to deliver enterprise-grade solutions.
• Mentor junior solutions architects and contribute to customer-facing thought leadership through content, workshops, and community engagement.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role.
• Expert coding proficiency in Python and SQL; Spark/PySpark experience is preferred for the role.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, streaming and real-time architectures, lakehouse design patterns, data governance, and cloud-native platforms.
• Expert knowledge of the Databricks Platform or equivalent expertise with competing platforms and demonstrated ability to learn quickly.
• Experience driving consumption growth, platform adoption, competitive displacements, and complex enterprise evaluations.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience; executive-level communication skills are required.

Nice to have

• Databricks certifications.
• Experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or another top-tier data and AI company.
• Published thought leadership, conference talks, or open-source contributions.
• Telecommunications industry expertise with executive-level domain credibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer-centric, proactive culture focused on innovation, creativity, experimentation, and continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits and perks, with details varying by region.
• Annual performance bonus and equity may be included in total compensation.
• Inclusive hiring practices and a diverse working environment.

Hiring process

• Recruiter screen and hiring manager screen.
• Design and architecture interview, live coding assessment, and build, demo, and pitch presentation.
• Reference check.