Job Description As a Client-Facing Databricks Architect at NCS, you will be a pivotal and influential leader within our Data & AI Practice, acting as a trusted strategic advisor to our diverse clients. Your primary focus will be guiding organisations on their journey to harness the full transformative potential of the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. This involves deep, collaborative engagement with client stakeholders, from technical teams right through to C-level executives, to thoroughly understand their core business drivers and challenges. You'll work hand-in-hand with our valued partner, Databricks, to ensure our clients benefit from the latest innovations and achieve significant, tangible business value aligned with their enterprise goals, ultimately shaping how they leverage data for advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven transformation. Your core responsibility will be to architect design and implement sophisticated Databricks Lakehouse Platform that are robust, scalable, secure, and meticulously aligned with client requirements and enterprise architecture standards. This includes developing comprehensive Databricks adoption roadmaps and clear transformation strategies that empower clients to achieve their data-driven ambitions. Integrate Databricks with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and enterprise systems. Furthermore, you will provide expert technical leadership and crucial oversight to our multidisciplinary delivery teams, including Data Engineers and Data Scientists, ensuring architectural integrity, adherence to best practices, and the highest quality outcomes throughout the entire project lifecycle, from conception to deployment and beyond. Beyond direct project architecture, you will play a key role in driving innovation and expanding our Databricks capability . This includes collaborating with our sales and business development teams to identify and shape new client opportunities, developing compelling proposals, and expertly presenting NCS’s Databricks expertise. You will consistently champion the adoption of Databricks best practices and emerging features, driving thought leadership within NCS and for our clients. Critically, you will also dedicate yourself to mentoring and developing the talent within the NCS Databricks practice, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning, and contributing significantly to our collective expertise and market leadership.
