Lead project teams in innovative Databricks solutions, ensuring technical excellence and maintaining client relationships while providing strategic application of cloud data technologies.
Description
At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It's why we're coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we're headed. We're proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW. The Databricks Managing Consulting Engineer makes innovative and ingenious contributions to new solution/product design and implementation, based on understanding of applicable technology and how it can be applied to solution design, considerations of system-wide impact and business issues for clients. Provides technical expertise in analyzing client's requirements to develop Digital Velocity services offerings across Databricks solutions that provide significant value. Supports complex engagements across multiple geographies.
* What you'll do:
* Lead project teams, directing coworker and client teams in solution design and development.
* Provide leadership in creating business cases, financial justification and solution benefit content for customer ready deliverables and presentations.
* Aggregate oversight of technical solutions across multiple projects to ensure synergy in our approach and broad visibility to the solutions delivery team
* Proactively addresses or escalates any budget issues that are identified during the project.
* Quality Assurance for SOW requests that meet triggers for size, cross brand, and complexity. Perform peer review of deliverables from other team members for technical content to ensure accuracy.
* Maintain client relationships as a trusted Technical Advisor. Serve as focal point for communications between multiple departments and clients, when necessary, using experience and judgment to communicate effectively to all parties. Recommend solutions supporting client account teams with development of proposals, quotations, and presentations.
What we expect of you:
* Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing modern cloud data solutions.
* Extensive hands-on experience architecting and implementing Databricks solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
* Direct experience with Databricks AI/BI -Genie, or AI/ML implementation on Databricks platform.
* Deep understanding of Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Databricks security and governance features.
* Experience designing medallion architectures, data pipelines, and integrating Databricks with enterprise data sources.
* Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data engineering best practices.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps for data platforms.
* Led the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-effective Databricks architectures.
* Define and enforce data governance, quality, and security standards.
* The candidate must demonstrate the ability to multitask and prioritize workload under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. They should have proven organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and follow-up skills. They should also be able to manage and escalate technical issues to the appropriate vendor support team.
* The candidate will be expected to maintain client relationships as a trusted Technical Advisor and serve as the focal point for communications between multiple departments and clients when necessary. They should be able to take a lead technical role in reviewing and editing deliverables produced by other Engineering and Consulting teams.
* Provide technical expertise in analyzing client's requirements to develop IT services offerings across multiple technology solutions. Should also be able to recommend solutions and support internal account teams with the development of proposals, quotations, and presentations.
* Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are required, including demonstrated experience presenting technology recommendations from a business perspective to internal and external clients.
* Proven ability to research advanced and complex technology solutions, evaluate alternatives, make recommendations, and present materials to clients in a manner that meets clients' needs. Must be able to act calmly and productively when confronted with change, ambiguity, and risk, and deal constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.
* Demonstrated experience applying lessons learned to unique problems and a history of reskilling on new technologies with the ability to determine benefits for clients.
* Should have the ability and willingness to travel as needed to other CDW locations or client sites. Pay range: $125,227 - $187,280 depending on experience and skill set Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/ Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials
* We make technology work so people can do great things.
* CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive. CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law. CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, CDW's goal is to get to know you as an applicant and understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. While AI can help you present yourself more clearly and effectively, the essence of your application should be authentically yours. To learn more, please review [CDW's AI Applicant Notice](https://www.cdwjobs.com/pages/ai-applicant-notice).
At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It's why we're coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we're headed. We're proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW. The Databricks Managing Consulting Engineer makes innovative and ingenious contributions to new solution/product design and implementation, based on understanding of applicable technology and how it can be applied to solution design, considerations of system-wide impact and business issues for clients. Provides technical expertise in analyzing client's requirements to develop Digital Velocity services offerings across Databricks solutions that provide significant value. Supports complex engagements across multiple geographies.
* What you'll do:
* Lead project teams, directing coworker and client teams in solution design and development.
* Provide leadership in creating business cases, financial justification and solution benefit content for customer ready deliverables and presentations.
* Aggregate oversight of technical solutions across multiple projects to ensure synergy in our approach and broad visibility to the solutions delivery team
* Proactively addresses or escalates any budget issues that are identified during the project.
* Quality Assurance for SOW requests that meet triggers for size, cross brand, and complexity. Perform peer review of deliverables from other team members for technical content to ensure accuracy.
* Maintain client relationships as a trusted Technical Advisor. Serve as focal point for communications between multiple departments and clients, when necessary, using experience and judgment to communicate effectively to all parties. Recommend solutions supporting client account teams with development of proposals, quotations, and presentations.
What we expect of you:
* Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing modern cloud data solutions.
* Extensive hands-on experience architecting and implementing Databricks solutions on Azure, AWS, or GCP.
* Direct experience with Databricks AI/BI -Genie, or AI/ML implementation on Databricks platform.
* Deep understanding of Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and Databricks security and governance features.
* Experience designing medallion architectures, data pipelines, and integrating Databricks with enterprise data sources.
* Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data engineering best practices.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps for data platforms.
* Led the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-effective Databricks architectures.
* Define and enforce data governance, quality, and security standards.
* The candidate must demonstrate the ability to multitask and prioritize workload under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. They should have proven organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and follow-up skills. They should also be able to manage and escalate technical issues to the appropriate vendor support team.
* The candidate will be expected to maintain client relationships as a trusted Technical Advisor and serve as the focal point for communications between multiple departments and clients when necessary. They should be able to take a lead technical role in reviewing and editing deliverables produced by other Engineering and Consulting teams.
* Provide technical expertise in analyzing client's requirements to develop IT services offerings across multiple technology solutions. Should also be able to recommend solutions and support internal account teams with the development of proposals, quotations, and presentations.
* Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills are required, including demonstrated experience presenting technology recommendations from a business perspective to internal and external clients.
* Proven ability to research advanced and complex technology solutions, evaluate alternatives, make recommendations, and present materials to clients in a manner that meets clients' needs. Must be able to act calmly and productively when confronted with change, ambiguity, and risk, and deal constructively with problems that do not have clear solutions or outcomes.
* Demonstrated experience applying lessons learned to unique problems and a history of reskilling on new technologies with the ability to determine benefits for clients.
* Should have the ability and willingness to travel as needed to other CDW locations or client sites. Pay range: $125,227 - $187,280 depending on experience and skill set Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/ Salary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials
* We make technology work so people can do great things.
* CDW is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW helps its customers to navigate an increasingly complex IT market and maximize return on their technology investments. Together, we unite. Together, we win. Together, we thrive. CDW is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state and local law. CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, CDW's goal is to get to know you as an applicant and understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. While AI can help you present yourself more clearly and effectively, the essence of your application should be authentically yours. To learn more, please review [CDW's AI Applicant Notice](https://www.cdwjobs.com/pages/ai-applicant-notice).
Top Skills
Ai/Ml
AWS
Azure
Ci/Cd
Databricks
Delta Lake
DevOps
GCP
Git
Python
Spark
SQL
Unity Catalog
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