Solution Architect Senior Director - Columbia - Acxiom

Description

We are seeking a Client Solutions Architect - Senior Director who combines deep expertise in cloud data architecture with strong hands-on experience in Databricks and Snowflake. This role is ideal for a senior leader who can serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise clients, guiding them through the design and delivery of modern, privacy-safe data ecosystems that power marketing, analytics, segmentation, and customer engagement.

You'll collaborate with clients across industries to assess current data environments, define future-state architectures, and deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions that unify data engineering, identity resolution, and audience activation across Databricks, Snowflake, and major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, and Azure).

Your work will bridge technology and strategy-helping clients modernize their data foundations, build referential and private ID graphs, and enable insights that drive measurable business outcomes.

*This role can be located almost anywhere in the U.S.

What You Will Do:

• Partner with C-level and senior stakeholders to understand business goals, data challenges, and transformation priorities.

• Act as a trusted advisor , translating high-level business needs into actionable data and technology strategies.

• Drive adoption of modern architecture principles and evangelize solution value across both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Architect and lead Databricks-based Lakehouse and streaming solutions leveraging Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, and Airflow for analytics and data sharing.

• Lead end-to-end solutioning, from assessment and roadmap creation to detailed technical design and cloud migration execution.

• Design and operationalize identity resolution frameworks , guiding clients on referential graphs and building private first-party ID graphs using deterministic and probabilistic stitching, matching, and configurable business rules.

• Develop persistent ID graphs that connect offline, digital, and partner-sourced identifiers to enable unified customer views and personalized engagement.

• Collaborate with analytics and data science teams to support segmentation models , lookalike modeling , and audience creation pipelines that activate across marketing and CRM platforms.

• Guide implementation of audience activation workflows -from model scoring and segmentation in Databricks/Snowflake to delivery into downstream adtech and martech systems.

• Develop evaluation frameworks to measure identity graph performance, match accuracy, and activation coverage

• Innovate reusable patterns, frameworks, and accelerators to support repeatable client success.

• Lead presales solutioning, proposal development, SOWs, and demos in partnership with sales and consulting teams.

• Lead technical workshops, solution deep dives, and proof-of-value (POV) pilots to validate architecture feasibility and client alignment.

• Lead modernization & migration of legacy platforms (e.g., Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop) to cloud-native solutions (Ex: Databricks and Snowflake).

• Champion data sharing and clean room strategies to unlock value in partner and third-party data collaboration.

• Stay ahead of evolving data and cloud technologies to advise clients with future-ready solutions.

• Publish reference architectures, case studies, and internal playbooks.

• Mentor rising architects and consultants across the organization to scale expertise and impact.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 15+ years of experience in data architecture, cloud modernization, and enterprise consulting .

• Proven experience designing and deploying Databricks-based data platforms across AWS, GCP, or Azure , with working knowledge of Snowflake for analytics, sharing, and activation use cases.

• Deep expertise in Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, Airflow , and streaming data architectures.

• Strong understanding of identity resolution , referential and private ID graph design , and data matching frameworks .

• Experience collaborating with analytics teams on segmentation, model deployment, and audience activation across CDPs and adtech/martech ecosystems.

• Background in data governance, privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) , and PII-safe sharing methods.

• Demonstrated success modernizing legacy data environments (Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop) into Databricks or Snowflake lakehouse architectures .

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate technical architecture into business impact.

• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise solutioning engagements and gain cross-functional alignment.

• Experience with security and compliance controls on Data: encryption, auditing, access controls.

• Familiarity with cost optimization and performance tuning best practices in cloud environments.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer or Solution Architect , plus Snowflake (SnowPro Core/Advanced Architect) and cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP).

• Experience with industry use cases in marketing analytics, clean rooms, customer 360, identity and audience platforms etc...

• Demonstrated success in solutioning roles within client-facing teams and agile delivery models.

• Experience with data security best practices, including access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks.

• Ability to develop reusable accelerators, frameworks, and reference architectures for scalable client delivery.

Location:

Remote, Continental US (Preferably in Texas or Arkansas)

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Primary Location City/State:

Homebased - Conway, Arkansas

Additional Locations (if applicable):

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