Senior Python developer - Databricks, Azure

Position Summary: Position Title: Architect Standard III Duration: 12 Months - Long Term Location: Washington, DC 20433 Hybrid Onsite: 4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% onsite anticipated soon.BACKGROUNDClient is accelerating the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud-native solutions, and emerging technologies to improve operational efficiency, enhance business capabilities, and drive innovation across the organization. The consultant will work closely with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, product managers, developers, security teams, and operations teams to identify, assess, and implement innovative solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure, AI technologies, and modern software engineering practices.SCOPE OF WORKConduct market research on emerging AI platforms, foundation models, AI agents, orchestration frameworks, developer tools, and enterprise AI products.Design end-to-end solution architectures leveraging Microsoft Azure services.Define architecture patterns for AI, cloud-native applications, integrations, APIs, data platforms, and automation solutions.Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, governance, and operational standards Develop architecture artifacts, design documents, and implementation roadmaps.Integrate GenAI agents into the existing back-end codebase, APIs, and data pipelines.Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support.Mentor development teams on modern cloud and AI architecture practices.Participate in code reviews and contribute to shared engineering standards and best practices.SKILLS / EXPERIENCE REQUIREDBachelor’s degree or Masters degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.Minimum 8 years of experience in software engineering using Python.Minimum 3 years of experience with Databricks - unity Catalog, workflows, Clusters, Delta Lake.Experience with Azure Cloud - Azure Key vault, Azure AD, Azure DevOps, Azure functions. Proficiency in building APIs using FastAPI or similar frameworks .Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based version control workflows.Proven track record of delivering proof-of-concepts and scaling them into production environments.“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”