Databricks Architect | Latam

The role

You will design and architect scalable Databricks-based solutions for enterprise clients. You will lead end-to-end cloud data platform implementations and provide technical leadership to data engineering teams.

What you will do

• Design and architect scalable Databricks-based solutions for enterprise clients
• Lead end-to-end cloud data platform implementations across AWS and/or Azure
• Design and build production pipelines using Databricks Workflows and Spark Declarative Pipelines
• Design scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark, PySpark, and Databricks Workflows
• Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business needs
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to data engineering teams
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for Databricks resources
• Drive collaborative development through Git workflows, pull requests, and code reviews
• Collaborate cross-functionally with analytics, engineering, and business teams
• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for clients, including C-level executives

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or related roles
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Databricks
• Strong proficiency in PySpark, Spark SQL, Python, and SQL
• Deep experience with Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, and Databricks Jobs
• Proven experience delivering Databricks projects in a consulting or professional services environment
• Strong understanding of data lake concepts and formats (Delta, Iceberg, Parquet, etc.)
• Experience designing and managing Unity Catalog for governance, access control, and lineage
• Familiarity with medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold) patterns
• Hands-on experience with Git version control, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative development workflows
• CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code for Databricks resources (Terraform, Asset Bundles, GitHub Actions)
• MLflow experience: experiment tracking, model registry, deployment, and observability
• Cloud platform experience

Nice to have

• Databricks certifications (Data Engineer Associate or Professional, Machine Learning Associate or Professional, Data Engineer Associate or Professional or ML Engineer Associate or Professional)
• Experience with agentic AI workflows, including agents, skills, and tools on the Databricks side (Agentbricks), as well as LangChain and Claude agentic workflows

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Plan: Prepaid health coverage for you and your immediate family
• Team Engagement Activities: Fun and meaningful events to connect and grow together
• Annual Performance Bonus
• Growth Opportunities: Career development and advancement within the company
• Flexible Work: Hybrid model with mostly remote work and one day per week in the office
• Paid Time Off & Holidays

Before you apply

• You MUST BE located in Colombia (Bogotá, Medellin, Barranquilla or Cali)

About the company

Cuesta Partners is looking for a Databricks Architect to lead the delivery of data engineering solutions in a client-facing environment.