At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together.
We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow.
Job DescriptionAs a Databricks Solution Lead, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise-wide Data, Analytics solutions leveraging the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Acting as a trusted advisor to clients, you will work closely with business stakeholders, technology leaders, and delivery teams to define transformation roadmaps, develop scalable data solutions, and ensure successful business outcomes. The role requires a blend of consulting expertise, solution architecture leadership, stakeholder engagement, and hands-on knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud technologies.
The Databricks Solution Lead is responsible for leading client-facing Data, Analytics, partnering with business and technology stakeholders to define strategic roadmaps and deliver scalable solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform. Acting as a trusted advisor, the role drives discovery workshops, architecture assessments, and solution design engagements, translating business requirements into innovative and commercially viable data solutions. The Solution Lead provides technical and consulting leadership across multidisciplinary teams, ensuring best practices in data architecture, governance, security, cloud adoption, and operational excellence. Additionally, the role supports business development activities, including solution shaping, pre-sales, proposal development, and executive presentations, while ensuring successful delivery of enterprise data modernization that achieve measurable business outcomes for clients.
- Strong experience in Data & Analytics, Data Engineering, Data Architecture.
- Experience designing and delivering solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
- Strong consulting experience within a Systems Integrator, Consulting Firm, or Professional Services environment.
- Deep expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL, and Python.
- Experience delivering enterprise data modernization and cloud migration programs.
- Hands-on knowledge of Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, with Azure preferred.
- Strong understanding of modern data architectures including Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse, Data Mesh, and Real-Time Analytics.
- Experience with Data Governance, Metadata Management, Security, and Regulatory Compliance frameworks.
- Proven ability to engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders.
- Experience leading solution workshops, architecture design sessions, and executive-level presentations.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience supporting bids, proposals, and pre-sales activities.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills.
- Databricks certifications and cloud certifications are highly desirable.
Why NCS?
This is a place for people who like to get stuck in, bring ideas to life and make things happen. You'll work alongside experienced people who care about what they do, contribute to meaningful work and have the support to keep learning and grow your career. Whether you want to deepen your expertise, explore something new or take your career in a different direction, there's room to make it your own. We value Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership and Unity - bringing curiosity, collaboration and accountability to the way we work with our clients and each other.
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We celebrate diversity and inclusion
We value different perspectives, experiences and strengths our people bring. We're committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to contribute, grow and succeed, and to providing equal employment opportunities and reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Important information
Applicants will need valid Australian work rights and may be required to undergo relevant background, probity and police checks.
Agencies: NCS accepts candidate submissions only from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal.
Skills Required
- Strong experience in data and analytics, data engineering, and data architecture
- Experience designing and delivering solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform
- Strong consulting experience within a systems integrator, consulting firm, or professional services environment
- Expertise in Databricks, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, SQL, and Python
- Experience delivering enterprise data modernization and cloud migration programs
- Hands-on knowledge of Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform, with Azure preferred
- Understanding of modern data architectures including data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, data mesh, and real-time analytics
- Experience with data governance, metadata management, security, and regulatory compliance frameworks
- Ability to engage and influence senior business and technology stakeholders
- Experience leading solution workshops, architecture design sessions, and executive-level presentations
- Commercial acumen with experience supporting bids, proposals, and presales activities
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills
- Databricks certifications and cloud certifications
- Valid Australian work rights
What We Do
NCS in Australia is reinventing technology services from the inside out. We provide advisory, design, build and managed services to our clients, with unrivalled service, attention and understanding every step of the way. We understand day 1001 is just an important as day 1, and we collaborate with clients, striving to provide adaptive approaches, outcomes and thinking by keeping our eye on tomorrow and the days after tomorrow. Our diverse workforce of around 1,300 people has delivered a wealth of large-scale, mission-critical, and multi-platform outcomes for governments and businesses nationally. We are the Australian arm of the pan-APAC technology leader NCS Group, a subsidiary of Singtel Group. Combining the experience and expertise of its 13,000-strong team across 57 specialisations, NCS provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients with its capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as core offerings in application, infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity. NCS also believes in building a strong partner ecosystem with leading technology players, research institutions and start-ups to support open innovation and co-creation. For more information about NCS Australia, visit ncs.co/en-au or contact our team today. To learn more about NCS Group, visit ncs.co.
