📍 US • 🏠 Remote
Chief Architect
About SunnyData
At SunnyData, a leading Databricks technology partner, our mission is to empower customers with scalable architectures, robust data engineering pipelines, seamless data consumption layers, and advanced ML and AI applications. As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will be instrumental in driving customer success, both in terms of technical execution and pre-sales support.
The Role
SunnyData seeks a Chief Data Architect to drive technology vision and thought leadership while serving as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients. This role combines market-facing innovation, strategic client engagement, and internal technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Thought Leadership (Internal & External)
Provide direction on emerging data/AI technologies and market developments
Standardize reference architectures and delivery frameworks
Drive content strategy through blogs, speaking engagements, and monthly newsletter
Represent SunnyData as external voice at high-profile industry events
Strategic Account Leadership
Advise C-level executives on data strategy and enterprise solutions
Support sales teams with technical positioning and offerings
Deliver high-impact advisory consulting
Technical & Commercial Leadership
Build and manage Principal Architecture team
Drive new practice development and commercial strategy
Design innovative service offerings across managed services, AI delivery, and enablement
What We’re Looking For
Deep Databricks platform expertise
10+ years of enterprise data architecture experience
Proven thought leadership in the data/AI space
At least 2 of the following: Associate Developer for Apache Spark; Data Engineer Associate; Professional Data Engineer; Machine Learning Associate; Professional ML Engineer.
Experience with modern data stack technologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience in client-facing roles.
✅ Benefits
Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members, including spouses, domestic partners, and children, are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
Paid Time Off: Start your career at SunnyData with a minimum of 15 days of Paid Time Off annually, plus 9 paid company Holidays.
An opportunity to grow your technical and people skills, lead teams on complex customer projects that are highly innovative and cutting-edge. Great opportunity to grow in your career with the right level of focus, innovation, and customer centricity with a high-growth consulting company dedicated to Databricks.
💰 Salary Range
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment.
As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.