Architect – AWS/Azure & Databricks
Location: Panama – Remote
Candidate Location: Candidates must be based in Panama, Mexico, or Argentina.
Time Zone: Must be comfortable working according to the Panama time zone.

Job Description
We're looking for an experienced Architect who designs data platforms on Databricks, running on AWS or Azure. The person will set the technical direction, make key design decisions, and work closely with business stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver solutions that are secure, can grow with demand, and are cost-effective.
Key requirements:
• 13–14+ years of software or data engineering experience, including at least 4 years in an architect or solution design role.
• Deep expertise in Databricks, including the lakehouse/medallion approach, Spark/PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, and performance and cost tuning.
• Strong experience designing solutions on AWS or Azure:
• AWS: S3, Glue, Lambda, IAM, Redshift,



networking basics
• Azure: Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Key Vault, networking basics
• A proven track record of designing large-scale batch and real-time data platforms.
• A strong understanding of data governance, security, access control, data quality and lineage.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or equivalent) and DevOps practices.
• Experience moving or modernizing older data platforms to Databricks on the cloud.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain architecture choices to both technical teams and senior business leaders.

Good to have: Experience on both AWS and Azure, architect-level Databricks or cloud certifications, and experience designing data foundations for GenAI or machine learning use cases.

📌 Architect - AWS/Azure & Databricks (México)
🏢 Galactic Minds
📍 México