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This role pays more than
63%
of similar roles. Most pay
$169,977–$246,487
— the blue band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$222k
versus about
$208k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About SHI International
SHI International is a global IT solutions provider and Value-Added Reseller (VAR) that helps corporate, enterprise, and public sector customers manage, procure, and secure hardware, software, and cloud services.
SHI International currently has
55 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$120,000–$200,000
across 53 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Principal Architect - Databricks
The Principal Architect - Databricks joins the Data and AI practice as a senior individual contributor to lead the technical side of Databricks capabilities. This role involves conducting technical discovery with customer architects, designing target-state platforms, and owning the technical win for new opportunities. Key responsibilities include overseeing architecture decisions throughout project delivery, defining market-facing service offerings, and establishing repeatable delivery standards. The position requires deep expertise in Lakehouse architecture, migration from Hadoop and Spark estates, and data engineering pipelines. You will utilize Unity Catalog, metastore architecture, and serverless workloads to solve complex migration and consolidation problems. Additionally, you will support AI and machine learning initiatives, including feature engineering and model serving, while managing consumption economics and governance frameworks to ensure enterprise-scale sustainability.
What does a Architect earn?
Median $225000 from 45 postings across 26 companies.
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