Data Solution Architect

The selected Data Solution Architect is a senior or principal level technical contributor responsible for the architecture, design, and hands-on development of enterprise data products and platform capabilities. Leveraging Databricks, cloud-native technologies, and modern data engineering practices, this role defines scalable architecture patterns, develops reusable frameworks, and delivers high-quality data solutions that enable analytics, AI/ML, and operational workloads.

In addition to solution delivery, this individual mentors junior engineers, leads design reviews, establishes engineering standards, and drives adoption of best practices across data modeling, software engineering, CI/CD, testing, observability, and platform operations. The role balances strategic technical leadership with active participation in development to improve the organization's engineering capabilities, platform maturity, and data product delivery outcomes.

• →Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise data products, lakehouse solutions, and shared platform capabilities utilizing Databricks and cloud-native technologies.
• →Define and evolve data product architecture standards, engineering patterns, and reusable frameworks that improve scalability, maintainability, reliability, and delivery velocity across the data, MDM and business intelligence platforms.
• →Design, develop, and maintain modern lakehouse architecture leveraging Databricks, Delta Lake, PySpark, Databricks Workflows, Unity Catalog, Delta Sharing, and serverless compute capabilities.
• →Serve as a hands-on technical contributor by actively participating in solution design, code development, proof-of-concepts, architecture reviews, and complex technical problem resolution.
• →Establish and drive engineering best practices across data modeling, software development, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, performance optimization, and platform operations.
• →Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance data architectures, pipelines, and data models that enable analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data product consumption across the enterprise.
• →Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data engineers through design reviews, code reviews, coaching, and knowledge-sharing initiatives that elevate overall engineering proficiency and technical maturity.
• →Ensure data products and platform components meet enterprise standards for security, governance, reliability, resiliency, and operational supportability.
• →Design and implement data governance, data quality, metadata management, and security controls utilizing Unity Catalog and other platform-native capabilities.
• →Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural approaches, recommending pragmatic solutions that balance business value, operational simplicity, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• →Identify and mitigate architectural, operational, and technical risks while creating roadmaps that support the continuous evolution of enterprise data platforms and products.
• →Partner with architects, and platform engineers to establish reusable data product patterns and accelerate the delivery of trusted, governed, and discoverable data assets.

Position is based in Sarasota and is eligible for our hybrid work schedule or can be located in our Soutwest Regional office in Richardson, TX.

In exchange for your talents, FCCI offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package.

The salary range for this position is $134,276-$206,786 annually. This salary range is an estimate and the actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. 

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

Please apply via our website at www.fcci-group.com.