--- title: 'Specialist Solutions Architect (Security) at Databricks' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/specialist-solutions-architect-security-databricks-tokyo-zpznx4pjagnw' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-12' --- # Specialist Solutions Architect (Security) at Databricks - **Company:** Databricks - **Location:** Tokyo, Japan - **Posted:** 2026-09-12 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12 - **Apply:** https://databricks.com/company/careers/open-positions/job?gh_jid=8785055002 ## Job description Req ID: FEQ327R425 Location: Tokyo, Japan Language Requirements: Fluent Japanese required; Business-level English preferred As a Specialist Solutions Architect (SSA), you will guide customers in building big data solutions on Databricks that span a large variety of use cases. These are customer-facing roles, working with and supporting the Solution Architects, requiring hands-on production experience with cloud infrastructure and big data technologies. SSAs help customers through the design and successful implementation of essential workloads while aligning their technical roadmap for expanding the usage of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As a deep go-to-expert reporting to the Specialist Field Engineering Manager, you will continue to strengthen your technical skills through mentorship, learning, and internal training programs to continuously consolidate the skills in your area of speciality. The impact you will have: - Provide technical leadership to guide strategic customers to successful implementations on big data projects, ranging from architectural and security design to development and deployment best practices including automation - Architect production-level workloads, including end-to-end pipeline load performance testing and optimisation - Provide technical expertise in cloud infrastructure and security relating to our Databricks Intelligence Platform - Assist Solution Architects with more advanced aspects of the technical sale including custom proof of concept content, workload sizing, and custom architectures - Improve community adoption (through tutorials, training, hackathons, conference presentations) - Contribute to the Databricks Community and act as a technical SME. What we look for: - Pre-sales or post-sales experience working with external clients across a variety of industry markets - Experience as a Data Platform engineer designing, setting up, and maintaining production-grade big data systems (Spark) - Experience designing cloud infrastructure and services, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, applying best practices in cloud security and networking, including: - Designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud networks and connectivity (VPC/VNet design, routing, segmentation, private connectivity). - Architect production cloud networks for data and AI workloads, including segmentation and routing, data exfiltration prevention, and performance/reliability - Identity & Access Management (e.g. role-based access control, using the principle of least privilege, integration with IdPs, etc) - Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure automation (e.g. Terraform or cloud-specific resource management tools like ARM, CloudFormation, etc). - Experience supporting customers in designing and implementing a security lakehouse/security data platform on Databricks to augment SIEM, enable security analytics and threat hunting, and build advanced detections. - Ability to design and extend highly performant, scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud-based big data solutions - Deep knowledge of development tools and best practices for engineers including CI/CD, unit and integration testing, plus automation and orchestration - Production programming experience in one or more of the following languages - Python, Scala, SQL, or R - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent work experience - Nice to have: Databricks Certification ## About Databricks Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks), [X](https://x.com/databricks), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Databricks), and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/databricksinc/?hl=en). ## Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/154un3e8Xav4BceOSlcYFZRGEuQI54xMxVydRwQn54eQ/edit?usp=sharing). Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone. ## About Databricks ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Databricks provides a unified data and AI platform built on an open lakehouse architecture, enabling organizations to manage data, analytics, and AI at scale. - **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage, last reported valuation ~$43B in 2021, but current valuation not publicly disclosed) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Original creators of Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog (co-founders include Ali Ghodsi, Matei Zaharia, Ion Stoica, Patrick Wendell, Reynold Xin, among others) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Data & AI Platform / Enterprise Software - Target customers: B2B – Enterprise, SMB, and government organizations; over 20,000 customers worldwide, including 70% of the Fortune 500 - Mission: “Simplify and democratize data and AI, helping data and AI teams solve the world’s toughest problems.” [databricks.com](https://www.databricks.com/company/about-us) ## Products & Services - **Databricks Data Intelligence Platform**: Unified platform for data engineering, data warehousing, data science, machine learning, and AI. It integrates open-source technologies like Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog. - **Lakebase**: Serverless Postgres database integrated with the lakehouse, built for the AI era. - **Genie**: AI-powered natural language assistant for data insights and querying. - **Agent Bricks**: Tools for building AI agents that continuously improve quality and accuracy on an organization’s data. - **Additional offerings**: Data warehousing, business intelligence, governance, data engineering, and AI/ML services. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company; last reported valuation of $43B in 2021 from a Series I round, but no recent official disclosure) - **Key Metric**: Over 10,000 employees; 20,000+ customers; 70% of Fortune 500; 1,200+ global partners [databricks.com](https://www.databricks.com/) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in search results, but known investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Microsoft, and others. Partners include major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and consulting firms. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 10,000+ employees; offices in 30+ locations across 20+ countries; 5x Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reports; LinkedIn job postings growing 26.7% year-over-year (783 active positions) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/databricks) ## Competitive Advantages - **Open lakehouse architecture**: Combines data lake and data warehouse capabilities with open-source standards, avoiding vendor lock-in. - **Founding team behind Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow**: Deep technical credibility and active open-source community. - **Unified platform**: Single solution for data engineering, analytics, and AI, reducing complexity for enterprises. - **Strong data governance**: Unity Catalog provides centralized access control and lineage. - **AI-native**: Built-in AI capabilities (Genie, Agent Bricks) that leverage an organization’s own data. ## Strategic Focus - Expanding AI capabilities with natural language interfaces and autonomous agents. - Deepening integrations with cloud providers and open-source ecosystems. - Scaling enterprise sales and global footprint (30+ offices, focus on EMEA and APAC). - Cultivating a developer and data science community through university programs and open-source contributions. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “innovators, builders and truthseekers” with a focus on solving hard technical problems. Emphasizes inclusion, diversity, and equity, including closing the pay gap and removing unconscious bias from recruitment. [databricks.com](https://www.databricks.com/company/careers) - **Work Environment**: Hybrid/flexible work model; benefits and perks include health, well-being, and flexible ways of working. Offices in major cities globally. - **Engineering Culture**: Strong emphasis on open-source, AI, and data infrastructure. Opportunities for interns and new grads to contribute to core platform. Hackathons, board game nights, and social events. - **Growth**: Fast-growing company (10,000+ employees, 20,000+ customers) with ambitious scaling plans, offering career advancement in engineering, sales, product, and more. ## Sources 1. [Databricks About Us](https://www.databricks.com/company/about-us) 2. [Databricks Careers](https://www.databricks.com/company/careers) 3. [Databricks Homepage](https://www.databricks.com/) 4. 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