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We're looking for a Databricks Solutions Architect who can bridge the worlds of technology, clients, and partnerships. This net-new role in our data team blends deep Databricks and Azure technical expertise with strategic client engagement and ecosystem collaboration. You'll help clients shape their data, analytics, and AI strategies while cultivating trusted relationships with Databricks and Microsoft counterparts to drive co-innovation, joint solutions, and go-to-market impact.

Beyond technical architecture, you'll play a critical role in identifying and advancing new client opportunities—leveraging partner programs, co-sell motions, and your industry insight to create measurable business growth for both BDO and our clients. This is not a traditional technical delivery role. You'll be at the intersection of architecture, partnership, and business impact—representing BDO Digital at industry events, building thought leadership, and influencing enterprise clients’ data modernization journeys.

Build and maintain trusted relationships with client technical and business stakeholders, acting as a strategic advisor for Databricks and Azure data platform initiatives. Serve as BDO Digital’s primary collaborator with Databricks field teams—engaging in joint account planning, co-selling, and go-to-market alignment. Represent BDO at Databricks and Microsoft events, summits, and conferences to elevate brand presence and strengthen partner relationships.

Partner with BDO’s account teams to uncover new opportunities within existing and prospective clients, aligning Databricks capabilities with client transformation goals. Identify opportunities for platform adoption and help position BDO as a preferred implementation and advisory partner within the Databricks ecosystem.

Solution

Architecture & Technical Leadership Lead solution design for large-scale, enterprise-grade Databricks and Azure data platforms—including ingestion, transformation, governance, and AI/ML integration. Define scalable architectures leveraging Databricks (Delta Lake, MLflow, Unity Catalog, Spark) and Azure services (Data Lake, Synapse, Data Factory, DevOps).



Partner with clients to define cloud migration and modernization strategies aligned with their business and data objectives.

Provide thought leadership on Databricks best practices, data mesh, data governance, and production-grade ML engineering. Guide delivery teams on architecture patterns, optimization strategies, and implementation excellence. Develop and maintain a pipeline of Databricks-related opportunities through proactive engagement with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Translate technical capabilities into business value propositions that resonate with client executives. Work with Databricks and Microsoft Partner Development Managers (PDMs) to identify joint pursuits and co-marketing initiatives. Track partner metrics and success stories to demonstrate joint business impact and reinforce BDO’s position as a top-tier Databricks partner.

Represent BDO Digital’s Data & AI capabilities in industry forums, webinars, and events, building visibility that supports client acquisition and partnership growth. Collaborate with Databricks and Microsoft to co-develop reference architectures, accelerators, and industry playbooks. Stay ahead of emerging trends across AI, MLOps, LLMs, and data governance to inform solution strategy.

Mentor junior architects and engineers, contributing to a culture of learning and innovation within the Data & AI practice. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field. ~7+ years in data engineering, analytics, or architecture roles, including 3+ years designing or implementing Databricks solutions. ~ Expert proficiency in Databricks (Delta Lake, Apache Spark, MLflow, Unity Catalog) and Azure (Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse, DevOps). ~ Proven ability to translate complex business challenges into actionable data platform architectures. ~ Solid consulting acumen: able to balance technical excellence with business context and client value. Preferred / Assets Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP Databricks environments.

Familiarity with AI/ML, MLOps, and data governance frameworks.

Databricks Certified Data

Engineer / Solution Architect,



Microsoft Azure Data Engineer, or similar.

Experience working with or for major cloud or data platform partners (e.g., Microsoft, Databricks, Snowflake). This recognition is a milestone we're thrilled to add to our collection of awards for both experienced and student talent experiences. At BDO, our people experience is guided by three core pillars—Do work with genuine care, Do what matters with purpose, and Do what's next - shaping how we support our people, serve our clients, and grow together.

We help you become a better professional within our services, industries, and markets with extensive opportunities for learning and development. We support your achievement of personal goals outside of the office and making an impact on your community. We encourage innovation and forward thinking, empowering you to embrace what's next and help shape the future of our firm Where company meets community.

BDO is actively involved in our communities by supporting local charity initiatives. We support staff with local and national events where you will be given the opportunity to contribute to your community. We pay for performance with competitive total cash compensation that recognizes and rewards your contribution.

We provide comprehensive benefits from day one, and a flexible personal time off policy. We recognize and celebrate the unique experiences, identities, and perspectives that each of us bring – and that these experiences strengthen how we work together. All BDO personnel are expected to spend some of their time working in the office, at the client site, and virtually unless accommodations or alternative work arrangements are in place.

Our model is a blended approach designed to support the flexible needs of our people, the firm and our clients. It's about creating work experiences that meet everyone's needs and providing flexibility to adjust when, where and how we work to meet the expectations of our role. It reflects our shared values and commitments and includes guiding principles to help us make ethical decisions and maintain trust with each other, our clients, and the public.

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📌 Solution Implementation Architect - Remote (Toronto)
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