Delivery Solutions Architect - Public Sector (Federal)
United States · California · USD 180,000-247,500 / year · 7+ years experience · Posted Oct 18, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 7+ years experience
- Location
- United States · California
- Salary
- USD 180,000-247,500 / year · OTE
About Databricks
- Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.
About the role
- As a Delivery Solutions Architect (DSA) for the Public Sector (Federal) at Databricks, you play an important role in accelerating the adoption and growth of the Databricks Platform among assigned customers.
- This hybrid technical and commercial role requires driving growth, building executive relationships, and acting as the post-sale technical lead across all Databricks products.
- You will report directly to a DSA Manager within the Field Engineering organization.
Responsibilities
- Engage with Solutions Architects to understand the full use case demand plan for prioritized customers
- Lead the post-technical win technical account strategy and execution plan for the majority of Databricks use cases within strategic accounts
- Be the accountable technical leader assigned to specific use cases and customers across multiple selling teams and internal stakeholders
- Serve as the first contact for any technical issues or questions related to production or go-live status of agreed-upon use cases within an account
- Leverage Shared Services, User Education, Onboarding/Technical Services, Support resources, and expert-level technical experts for tasks beyond your scope
- Create, own, and execute a point-of-view on how key use cases can be accelerated into production, coordinating Professional Services engagement proposals
- Navigate Databricks Product and Engineering teams for new product innovations, private previews, and upgrade needs
- Develop an execution plan covering customer-facing technical roles, main use cases moving to production, enablement, product adoption, organic investment needs, and governance
- Provide internal and external updates through KPI reporting on usage status, customer health, investment status, risks, and product adoption to your Technical GM
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- 7+ years of experience where you have been accountable for technical project/program delivery within the domain of Data and AI
- Programming experience in Python, SQL, or Scala
- Experience in a customer-facing pre-sales, technical architecture, customer success, or consulting role
- Understanding of solution architecture related to distributed data systems
- Understanding of how to attribute business value and outcomes to specific project deliverables
- Technical program or project management, including account, stakeholder, and resource management accountability
- Experience in resolving complex and important escalations with senior customer executives
- Experience conducting open-ended discovery workshops, creating strategic roadmaps, conducting business analysis, and managing delivery of complex programmes/projects
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
Workplace
- Remote (US-based) with up to 30% travel
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- Scala
- Databricks