Consulting Senior Manager - Senior Enterprise Architect – Databricks - TDA
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Consulting Senior Manager - Senior Enterprise Architect – Databricks - TDA
Date published: Sept 23 2026
Location: London / United Kingdom
Job category: Consulting
Work model: Hybrid
About the Role
As a Senior Enterprise Architect – Databricks, you will lead the Technical Design Authority (TDA) function for a large-scale Databricks transformation program. You will be responsible for governing enterprise architecture decisions, driving design assurance, and ensuring all technical solutions align with business objectives, enterprise standards, security requirements, and long-term platform strategy.
Working closely with engineering teams, solution architects, cybersecurity stakeholders, platform teams, and executive leadership, you will serve as the senior technical authority for architecture governance and strategic technology direction across the program.
Responsibilities
Technical Design Authority Leadership
- Lead and chair the Technical Design Authority (TDA), reviewing and approving solution designs across Databricks workstreams
- Establish and govern architecture review processes, including submission standards, governance forums, decision logs, and approval workflows
- Ensure architectural alignment with enterprise standards, target-state roadmaps, and platform strategies
- Identify, manage, and mitigate architecture risks, exceptions, and technical dependencies raised through governance processes
Enterprise & Solution Architecture
- Provide architecture assurance for Databricks Lakehouse implementations, including data ingestion, medallion architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and compute strategies
- Validate integration patterns across Databricks, cloud platforms, enterprise applications, and data ecosystems
- Define and maintain reference architectures, architecture principles, design patterns, and technical standards
- Drive standardization and reuse of architectural components to reduce technical debt and improve delivery efficiency
Security, Governance & Compliance
- Ensure solutions comply with security-by-design principles, data privacy requirements, and enterprise governance frameworks
- Collaborate with Cyber Security, Risk, and Data Governance teams to ensure control effectiveness and regulatory compliance
- Oversee architecture assurance activities related to data protection, identity management, monitoring, and auditability
- Maintain documented architecture decisions and governance evidence for audit and assurance purposes
Stakeholder Management & Advisory
- Act as the senior architecture authority across delivery teams, business stakeholders, and third-party partners
- Present architecture recommendations, governance outcomes, and technical risks to executive leadership and governance boards
- Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and decision-making forums with cross-functional stakeholders
- Build strong relationships with technology, security, infrastructure, and program delivery teams to drive alignment
Delivery Oversight
- Support solution teams in resolving complex technology challenges and architectural decisions
- Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise objectives
- Monitor architectural compliance throughout design, development, testing, and deployment phases
- Provide guidance and oversight to ensure consistent delivery quality across multiple workstreams
Requirements
Skills & Experience
Domain Expertise
- Strong experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, and architecture governance functions
- Deep understanding of modern data platforms, cloud-native architectures, and large-scale data modernization programs
- Experience establishing and managing Technical Design Authority (TDA) or equivalent architecture governance frameworks
- Knowledge of enterprise data management, governance, security, and regulatory requirements
Functional Skills
- Proven experience leading architecture reviews, design assurance processes, and governance forums
- Strong expertise in architecture documentation, standards development, and decision management
- Ability to balance strategic architecture objectives with practical delivery requirements
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across technical and business audiences
Technical Skills
- Strong hands-on knowledge of Databricks including Lakehouse Architecture, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and platform governance
- Experience with cloud platforms supporting Databricks environments, including AWS and/or Azure
- Solid understanding of enterprise integration patterns, data architecture, API ecosystems, and data governance controls
- Familiarity with infrastructure, security, networking, and platform architecture considerations for cloud environments
- Knowledge of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture methodologies
Delivery Experience
- Experience leading architecture governance within large-scale enterprise transformation programs
- Strong collaboration across architecture, security, engineering, infrastructure, and delivery teams
- Experience supporting full solution lifecycle activities from design through implementation and operational readiness
- Proven ability to manage multiple architectural workstreams in complex delivery environments
Personal Attributes
- Strong communicator with the ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders and executive audiences
- Strategic thinker capable of driving long-term architectural vision while supporting immediate delivery needs
- Analytical and solution-focused mindset with strong decision-making capabilities
- Collaborative leader who can build alignment across diverse teams and organizations
- Proactive and adaptable, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and evolving business priorities
Contribution to Development of Practice
- Contribute to the development of enterprise architecture and governance capabilities within the Data & AI Consulting practice
- Support the creation and maintenance of reusable architecture assets, reference architectures, standards, and accelerators
- Drive knowledge sharing and mentoring across architecture communities and delivery teams
- Contribute to thought leadership, white papers, client proposals, and governance best practices related to modern data platforms and architecture assurance
Industry Experience
- 10+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Platform Architecture, or Technology Strategy roles
- Demonstrated experience leading Technical Design Authority (TDA) and architecture governance functions within large-scale transformation programs
- Proven experience delivering Databricks-based modernization, analytics, and cloud data platform initiatives
- Experience working within highly regulated industries such as Financial Services, Public Sector, Healthcare, Insurance, or Telecommunications is preferred
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks, security governance, and cloud operating models
Certifications (Preferred)
- TOGAF Certification or equivalent Enterprise Architecture certification
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional and/or Databricks Certified Architect
- AWS or Microsoft Azure Architecture certifications
- Relevant security, governance, or cloud platform certifications
We Offer
Financial wellbeing
We regularly review market data to ensure compensation reflects the value you bring. Your benefits extend beyond pay and may include retirement plans, financial education, etc.
Physical and mental health
We empower you to prioritize your wellbeing through paid time off, flexible working where possible, healthcare plans, counselling, our Mental Health Allyship program and more.
Your career, your way
With 350,000+ roles at Cognizant, you’ll have opportunities explore new technologies, industries and locations-and build the skills you need to grow your career.
Real-world impact
Think about the biggest brands you rely on. Chances are, they rely on us to help strengthen their business. Here, you’ll turn bold ideas into solutions that improve lives everywhere.
About the Company
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Apply now to join our team and lead the way in data architecture and cloud transformation.
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