OverviewWe are seeking a Senior Microsoft Azure & Databricks Architect to provide technical and sales leadership and evangelism across complex, enterprise-scale data, analytics, and AI modernization initiatives. This role represents architecture across Microsoft Azure and Databricks platforms, shaping technical strategy, coordinating with delivery leadership, and acting as a trusted technical authority for both clients and internal teams. As a senior individual contributor, this role combines deep hands-on architecture expertise with platform governance, mentorship, and client advisory responsibilities.
Primary Location: Across Canada
Work Model: Hybrid / Remote (project-dependent)
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Vacancy Status: New
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Accountable for pre-sales technical leadership deeply partnering with the sales and alliances teams.
- Own end-to-end architecture for enterprise Azure and Databricks platforms across multiple, concurrent initiatives
- Lead design of scalable, secure, and cost-optimized data platforms including lakehouse, data warehouse, streaming, and AI workloads
- Define target-state architectures, reference patterns, and technical standards aligned with Microsoft and Databricks best practices
- Architect Azure environments including landing zones, networking, security, identity, governance, and FinOps
- Design and govern Databricks Lakehouse architectures using Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and medallion patterns
- Lead client architecture workshops, technical assessments, and roadmap definition sessions
- Partner with Delivery Leads and Engineering teams to ensure solutions are implemented as designed
- Identify technical risks and provide mitigation strategies across the project lifecycle
- Mentor Lead Architects, Architects, and Senior Engineers on architecture decisions and implementation patterns
- Review and approve architecture designs, solution documents, and platform configurations for quality and compliance
- Accountable to develop and present pre-sales materials, statements of work and assessment outcome artifacts.
- Prepare collateral for customers and partners, including presentations, solution blueprints, consumption forecasts etc.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- 10+ years of experience in data, analytics, and cloud architecture roles supporting enterprise-scale platforms
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture including security, networking, identity, governance, and cost management
- Advanced hands-on experience designing and delivering Databricks Lakehouse solutions at enterprise scale
- Strong background in modern data architecture, data engineering, and analytics platforms
- Proven experience leading architecture across multi-team, complex delivery environments
- Ability to communicate architectural concepts clearly to technical and executive stakeholders
NICE TO HAVE
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification
- Databricks Professional or Expert-level certifications
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric in Azure 6Databricks hybrid architectures
- Industry domain experience such as Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy, or Public Sector
- Experience contributing to architecture standards, accelerators, or practice governance
