Associate Distinguished Engineer - Solution Architect
HybridGuadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Job Summary
Define and maintain the overall technical architecture for the KM data platform, spanning ingestion, storage, transformation, security, and consumption layers. Translate multi-year program roadmaps into phased architectural plans while balancing pilot needs against long-term scalability. Set architectural standards and guardrails for data modeling, pipeline design, and catalog registration in partnership with the Senior Data Modeler and Data Engineers. Evaluate and recommend platform components, tools, and integration patterns, including Unity Catalog and vector search infrastructure. Lead technical design reviews to ensure alignment across data engineering, security, and downstream product teams. Own non-functional requirements for scalability, performance, security, cost, and reliability. Serve as the primary technical point of contact for architecture workshops and planning sessions. Assess technical risk and dependencies across workstreams.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in data/solution architecture roles
- significant hands-on or architectural experience in Databricks/Lakehouse environments
- Deep understanding of Unity Catalog governance
- Deep understanding of data product design
- Deep understanding of security classification models
- Demonstrated experience architecting platforms that handle both structured and unstructured content at scale
- Strong track record of translating business/program roadmaps into technical architecture and staged delivery plans
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading architecture reviews
- Experience setting technical standards for a growing engineering team
- Azure Data Factory
- Data Modeling (Strong)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience architecting for AI/LLM-driven consumption patterns (retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, agent-based data access)
- Experience in professional services, consulting, or other knowledge-intensive industries
- Familiarity with enterprise search/knowledge platforms (Glean, SharePoint, ServiceNow) and their integration patterns
- Experience navigating legal/risk/privacy review processes for data platforms
- Prior experience standing up a data platform team from a nascent or pilot stage to a scaled production capability
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