Job Vacancy Databricks Architect

Widecombe-in-the-Moor

CGI

Job position Databricks Architect

Permanent

As soon as possible

Widecombe-in-the-Moor, England, United Kingdom

Published on 30/09/2025

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At CGI, we empower our clients to transform how they harness the power of data, delivering measurable outcomes that drive growth and innovation. As our Databricks Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategic opportunities with Databricks, influencing key decisions, and accelerating value for clients. From crafting compelling architectures to delivering proof-of-value solutions, you will help position CGI at the forefront of data and AI transformation, while collaborating with partners and clients to unlock the true potential of the Databricks Lakehouse. This is an exciting opportunity to lead from the front, make a lasting impact, and grow your career within a culture that champions ownership, creativity, and collaboration.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position.

Candidate profile

In this role, you will own the technical side of the sales cycle, acting as the trusted advisor to Databricks sales teams and CGI clients. You will qualify opportunities, shape winning solutions, and drive the technical decision by building compelling architectures, delivering high-value demos, and leading proof-of-value engagements. Working across industries and cloud platforms, you will collaborate with CGI colleagues and partners to create scalable, innovative solutions that address client challenges.

Your work will directly influence business outcomes, from accelerating time-to-value to securing technical wins, while also enabling and mentoring CGI teams. By combining technical depth with commercial awareness, you will be instrumental in growing CGI’s Databricks practice and helping clients embrace the future of data-driven innovation.

• Lead & Influence: Act as the primary technical contact for Databricks sellers, shaping opportunities from lead to technical win.

• Design & Deliver: Build target architectures and fast proof-of-value solutions across Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, DBSQL, MLflow, and beyond.

• Advise & Present: Run discovery workshops, executive readouts, and ROI/value framing sessions to win client confidence.

• Collaborate & Mentor: Work alongside CGI sales and delivery teams, while coaching engineers moving into pre-sales roles.

• Evangelise & Grow: Share insights through talks, meetups, and thought leadership; refine and scale CGI’s Databricks go-to-market approach.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

To succeed, you will bring strong Databricks expertise, proven pre-sales experience, and the ability to guide technical decisions with authority and clarity. You should be equally confident at the whiteboard, in executive conversations, and hands-on in building quick proof-of-value solutions.

• Deep hands-on experience with Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, DBSQL, Workflows/Jobs, MLflow).

• Proven track record in pre-sales/solutions architecture, from discovery to close.

• Strong communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

• Solid understanding of cloud architecture, security, and data governance (Azure/AWS essential; GCP desirable).

• Practical build skills in Python and SQL for demo pipelines and analytics notebooks.

• Commercial acumen in scoping, estimating, and SoW creation.

• Collaborative approach and ability to mentor and enable others.

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Working environment

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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