Architecture and Technical Direction
Set the target architecture, engineering standards, platform patterns and technical roadmap. Provide senior direction while helping the internal team make sound implementation decisions.
Independent Databricks Consultant
Senior Databricks expertise, without adding full-time headcount.
I architect, build, and modernize production-ready Databricks solutions. Bring me in to lead the technical direction, work hands-on as an architect and engineer, or own a focused project or POC through production.
- Architecture through production delivery
- Hands-on technical leadership
- Projects and POCs
How I Can Help
Senior ownership across the Databricks delivery lifecycle.
The work can begin with strategy and architecture, move directly into hands-on engineering, or focus on a clearly defined delivery problem.
Hands-on Data Engineering
Build and modernize production pipelines, lakehouse layers, data models and transformation workloads using Python, PySpark, SQL, Delta Lake and the broader Databricks platform.
Governance and Production Readiness
Implement Unity Catalog, data quality, deployment patterns, CI/CD, observability and operating standards so the platform can move beyond an initial build and function reliably in production.
POCs and Scoped Delivery
Prove an approach quickly, guide an internal team through a proof of concept, or take a defined scope from initial requirements through a working solution independently.
Engagement Models
The level of involvement your project actually needs.
Technical Lead
Own the architecture and technical direction, establish patterns, guide delivery and unblock the engineering team.
Hands-on Architect and Engineer
Work directly in the platform, designing the solution and building the pipelines, models, governance and deployment components.
Defined Project or POC
Take responsibility for a focused scope and deliver it independently, or work alongside the client's team to prove an approach before a larger commitment.
Capabilities
The technical surface area I work across.
Architecture and Platform
- Databricks lakehouse architecture
- Medallion architecture
- Data modeling
- Platform standards
- Cloud-native architecture
- Azure, AWS and Google Cloud
- Synapse and ADF migrations
Engineering
- Python
- PySpark
- SQL
- Apache Spark
- Delta Lake
- Apache Airflow
- Databricks SQL
- Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines
Governance and Delivery
- Unity Catalog
- Data quality
- CI/CD
- Declarative Automation Bundles
- Infrastructure as code
- Environment and deployment strategy
- Production operating patterns
Analytics and Self-Service
- AI/BI dashboards
- Genie
- Semantic and reporting layers
- Self-service analytics
- Business-facing data products
Certifications
- Certified Data Engineer AssociateDatabricks
About Brandon
Independent Databricks consultant, architect, and engineer.
I'm an independent Databricks consultant, solutions architect, and data architect. I work with organizations in whatever capacity a project needs — as the senior technical lead, as a hands-on architect and engineer, or by taking a defined scope and delivering it independently.
I bring both a technical and business perspective, with experience spanning data engineering, data science, finance, analytics, marketing, and strategy. The goal is to deliver data platforms that solve a real business problem and remain usable, governed, scalable, and maintainable after the project is complete.
Contact
Have a Databricks project that needs senior technical ownership?
The fastest path is a direct conversation. Book 30 minutes and we will get straight into the architecture, the problem, and whether I am the right person for it.
Come prepared with
- Current Databricks footprint (workspaces, cloud, scale)
- The outcome you need and by when
- Who owns the platform today
Schedule
Book a 30-minute project discussion
- A 30-minute working conversation, not a sales call
- You describe the platform, the problem, and the constraints
- I tell you directly whether I am the right fit
- If it makes sense, we outline scope, timing, and engagement model
Scheduling opens in a new tab. A few short questions help me prepare.