Joblaze summary

The Industry Lead Solutions Architect for Financial Services at Databricks plays a pivotal role in connecting various stakeholders, including GTM leadership and customers, to enhance the company's positioning within the financial sector. This position requires extensive knowledge of big data technologies and cloud platforms, alongside a deep understanding of financial services sub-industries. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in customer-facing roles and a proven track record in developing industry-specific go-to-market strategies. The role emphasizes collaboration with partners and internal teams to drive growth and technical excellence.

Joblaze insights

Listed about 6 months ago — first seen on Joblaze April 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Databricks's careers page October 28, 2026.
Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$130,000).
Starts above 90% of 225 comparable lead other roles in United States we track (median $153,000 across 78 companies).
AWS appears in 0.5% of 618 comparable lead other roles in United States; Azure appears in 0.2% of 618 comparable lead other roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the salary range?: Databricks lists $264,000–$363,000 for this role.
How much experience is required?: At least 15 years of relevant experience for this Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Banking and Payments) role.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Azure, Banking, Capital Markets.
What seniority level is this role?: Databricks targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Banking and Payments) role at Databricks.

From the original posting

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The Role

As a Sr. Solutions Architect, you are an expert-level technical leader responsible for the organization's most complex customer engagements. You drive consumption strategy, own executive-level relationships, and serve as the definitive technical authority for your accounts. You have declared your archetype—a recognized technical specialization that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence.

The Impact You Will Have

Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organization's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.
Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy
Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale
Operate as an Expert on the Databricks Platform with a declared archetype — actively mentoring others and driving horizontal impact across your team
Develop and execute competitive strategies for your customers, positioning Databricks against incumbent and emerging platforms
Orchestrate cross-functional teams (DSAs, SSAs, Partners, Product) to deliver enterprise-grade solutions
Coach and develop junior SAs (L3–L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and use case prioritization
Contribute to Field Engineering thought leadership through customer-facing content, workshops, and community engagement

What We Look For

8+ years in solutions architecture, principal engineering, technical pre-sales leadership, or a senior customer-facing technical role
Expert-level coding proficiency — Python, SQL, and ideally Spark/PySpark. You will complete a live coding assessment and a platform build during the interview
Deep expertise in enterprise data architecture: distributed systems at scale, streaming/real-time, lakehouse design patterns, data governance frameworks, and cloud-native platforms
Expert-level Databricks Platform knowledge (or equivalent depth in competing platforms with demonstrated rapid learning ability)
Declared technical specialization with recognized depth — e.g., real-time architectures, ML/AI platforms, data governance, large-scale migrations, or industry-specific solutions
Proven track record of driving consumption growth and platform adoption in large accounts
Executive presence — ability to influence Directors, VPs, and C-level stakeholders on long-term data and AI strategy
Experience leading competitive displacements and complex enterprise evaluations
Strong strategic thinking — connecting technical architecture decisions to business outcomes and revenue impact
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline (or equivalent experience); advanced degrees are valued

Nice to Have:

Databricks certifications
Prior experience at Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, Google, Microsoft, or a top-tier data/AI company
Published thought leadership (blogs, conference talks, open source contributions)
Industry vertical expertise with executive-level domain credibility

Interview Process: Recruiter Screen → Hiring Manager Screen → Design and Architecture Interview → Live Coding Assessment → Build, Demo, Pitch! Presentation → Reference Check

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Local Pay Range

$219,100—$301,300 USD

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Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Banking and Payments)

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