Sr. Solutions Architect – Oil, Gas, and Energy
United States (Location: Houston, TX)
REQ ID – FEQ227R360
Mission
We are looking for experienced pre‑sales professionals who have a successful track record helping large enterprises become more data‑driven. Working with the Enterprise Account Executive (AE), the Enterprise SA defines and directs the technical strategy for our largest and most important Oil, Gas, and Energy accounts, leading to widespread use of our products and deeper adoption of ML & AI. You will leverage your background in value selling, technical account management, and technical leadership to maximize success in these accounts. While you work with a team building proofs of concept and demonstrating Databricks’ products, you must be technical and understand the relevance and application of ML & AI within a range of use cases important to the target accounts.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the main technical voice for Databricks across multiple clients.
- Lead customers on a transformational journey, helping them evaluate and adopt Databricks as part of their strategy.
- Implement the technical strategy within the account in close alignment with the overall strategy.
- Build a movement of technical champions within the account.
- Align technical strategies around Databricks solutions.
- Provide structured mentorship for other team members.
- Develop and lead virtual teams to success within the account.
- Establish relationships with executives and influencers.
- Present a convincing point‑of‑view to key decision‑makers.
- Demonstrate technical expertise in big data, data science and cloud.
- Drive data‑driven business transformation and change with data.
Qualifications
- Proficiency at establishing virtual teams; leading them to success.
- Production programming experience in Python, R, Scala, or Java.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong background in value selling and technical leadership.
- Experience in ML & AI adoption in enterprise settings.
- Nice to have: Databricks Certification.
Pay Range Transparency
Zone 3 Pay Range: $219,100 — $301,300 USD
About Databricks
Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide—including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500—rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI.
Benefits
Databricks offers comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, visit the company resources page.
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At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.