Director, Databricks Platform Architect – Unity Catalog Enablement

Job overview

The Director, Databricks Platform Architect – Unity Catalog Enablement role is onsite in McLean, VA, and the stated annual salary range is $170,000–$215,000. Infinitive is a data and AI consultancy; this role supports a bank’s enterprise data platform and governance capabilities. The role exists to establish Databricks Unity Catalog as a scalable, governed, and cost-efficient shared platform for data access, integration, and analytics. It guides architecture and adoption across business domains while aligning platform capabilities with security, compliance, and operational needs.

What you'll do

• Define the bank’s Databricks platform architecture and self-service data access layer
• establish reusable architecture patterns
• lead Unity Catalog governance, catalog hierarchy, access controls, and lineage design
• evaluate metadata, RBAC/ABAC, and data masking
• develop observability, monitoring, FinOps, and resource optimization capabilities
• architect secure RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• guide Lakehouse data models and Spark, PySpark, and SQL pipeline architecture
• collaborate with engineering, data science, and risk teams
• mentor engineers and architects.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

databricks

unity catalog

platform architect

data architecture

lakehouse

delta lake

apache spark

pyspark

sql

data governance

rest apis

graphql

mclean va

$170,000–$215,000/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The position centers on enterprise-wide Unity Catalog enablement, governance, and platform architecture for a bank.

About the employer

Infinitive Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.