Solutions Architect (Media, Entertainment and Agencies)

Overview

Databricks is hiring a Solutions Architect specialising in Media, Entertainment and Agencies to lead the technical strategy for customer accounts. The position is based in London, United Kingdom. In this role, the successful candidate guides end-to-end technical strategies from discovery to production deployment, designs scalable solutions involving data engineering, machine learning, and real-time analytics, and acts as a trusted advisor to customer technical leadership.

Requirements

Applicants need six or more years of experience in solutions architecture, technical pre-sales, data engineering, or a senior hands-on technical role. The position requires strong coding abilities in Python and SQL, alongside deep expertise in distributed data systems architecture such as streaming architectures, scalable pipelines, lakehouse patterns, and cloud-native data platforms. Candidates must be proficient on the Databricks Platform or demonstrate the ability to achieve proficiency rapidly, with a developing technical specialisation in a specific domain. Additional prerequisites include experience with public cloud production deployments across AWS, Azure, or GCP, a track record of driving platform adoption, and strong communication skills. A Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline, or equivalent experience, is required.