Databricks Partner AI Architect
First seen by Alion on Oct 31, 2026.
About Axtria:
Axtria is a global provider of award-winning cloud software and data analytics to the life sciences industry.
Axtria enables life sciences organizations to transform the product commercialization journey and deliver much-improved healthcare outcomes for patients worldwide.
We are acutely aware that our work impacts millions of people and are incredibly passionate about the improvement we can bring to patients' lives.
Our focus is on delivering solutions that help pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies complete the journey from data to insights to action and get superior returns from their investments.
As a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Axtria is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption and taking actions that advance societal goals.
Our people are our core strength, and they make us proud of our work; this has helped us grow exponentially and make tremendous strides toward developing great products.
It is for the grit, thinking of an entrepreneur, and a family-like environment where each member is valued and treasured that we are growing rapidly.
For more information, visit www.axtria.com.
Job Title: Databricks Partner AI Architect (Open across levels - Manager to Associate Director)
Job Location: Gurgaon/Bangalore/Pune/Hyderabad
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as the single point of contact (SPOC) for all Databricks - Axtria AI engagements, owning the technical side of the partnership across pursuits, delivery and co-sell activities
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key Databricks technical and account teams, including Solution Architects, Field Engineering and Partner leads, through a regular engagement cadence
- Review Databricks AI solutions and reference architectures ahead of client meetings and RFP submissions to ensure technical accuracy, differentiation and alignment with Databricks best practices
- Lead discussions on Databricks AI architecture, including Mosaic AI, Agent Bricks and agentic solutions, context engineering (Vector Search, Unity Catalog, feature and knowledge layers) and production deployment
- Coordinate Databricks-based AI solutions and partnership activities across client engagements, ensuring consistent messaging and clear positioning of Axtria's value alongside Databricks
- Define patterns for LLMOps/AgentOps on the Lakehouse, covering MLflow tracing and evaluation, model serving, guardrails, governance and cost management
- Partner with Axtria pre-sales, delivery and data science teams to move Databricks-based GenAI/Agentic proofs-of-concept into secure, scalable production deployments
- Create technical documents, reference architectures and joint solution collateral, and interact with clients and Databricks leadership on GenAI capabilities and use cases
Qualification:
- B-Tech or BE in Computer Science / Computer Applications from Tier 1-2 college
- Master's degree in Machine Learning / Statistics / Econometrics, or related discipline from Tier 1-2 college
Must have Skills:
- Require 10 - 15 years of experience designing, developing and deploying data and AI/GenAI solutions on Databricks, with prior exposure to partner, alliance or pre-sales architect roles
- Hands-on experience with the Databricks Lakehouse: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Mosaic AI (Model Serving, Vector Search, Agent Framework), MLflow and Databricks workflows
- Deep understanding of LLMs, RAG, context engineering, MCP and multi-agent orchestration, along with evaluation and observability of agentic systems in production
- Python, PySpark and SQL hands-on experience; working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), CI/CD, infrastructure as code and data security and governance
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills, with proven ability to engage Databricks technical and account teams and client CXOs and to support RFP responses
Skills that give you an edge:
- Databricks certifications such as Generative AI Engineer Associate, Data Engineer Professional or Machine Learning Professional
- Life sciences or pharma background, with exposure to commercial analytics, medical or R&D AI use cases and regulated (GxP/HIPAA) environments
- Experience with Databricks co-sell motions, Partner Connect and Marketplace; strong analytical skills to model complex business requirements
Employee Value Proposition:
- Offer an inclusive environment that encourages diverse perspectives and ideas
- Deliver challenging and unique opportunities to contribute to the success of a transforming organization
- Opportunity to work on technical challenges that may impact across geographies
- Vast opportunities for self-development: online Axtria Institute, knowledge sharing opportunities globally, learning opportunities through external certifications
- Sponsored Tech Talks & Hackathons
- Possibility to relocate to any Axtria office for short and long-term projects
- Benefit package: Health benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid time off, Flexible Benefits, Hybrid / FT Office / Remote
Skills
IT Product Management, Artificial Intelligence, Solution Design, Solution Architect, Large Language Model, Generative AI