Databricks Security and Access Architect

Databricks Security and Access ArchitectRemoteLong Term ContractJob Description- Seeking a qualified Databricks Security and Access Architect to support a Data-as-a-Service design and Data Product & Governance Operating Model engagement. The role will focus on Databricks-level security and access architecture, including Unity Catalog access patterns, workspace and catalog controls, data/table entitlements, row- and column-level security, service principal patterns, auditability, and integration with enterprise IAM, governance, metadata, and access request workflows.Responsibilities:Define Databricks security and access architecture aligned to the target-state lakehouse, marketplace, semantic layer, and data product operating model.Design Unity Catalog catalog, schema, table, view, volume, function, and model access patterns using role-based and attribute-based access principles.Develop access control patterns for sensitive data, including row filters, column masks, dynamic views, governed tags, and policy-driven access enforcement.Document access request, approval, provisioning, revocation, recertification, and exception handling workflows for Databricks integration with enterprise IAM/ICR processes.Partner with infrastructure, security, governance, metadata, and data product teams to align Databricks access controls with enterprise security standards and operating procedures.Design audit, logging, monitoring, and evidence patterns to support security reviews, compliance needs, and operational oversight.Required Experience:Experience designing security, access, governance, or identity patterns for Databricks, Data lakehouse, cloud data platforms, or enterprise analytics platforms.Strong understanding of Databricks Unity Catalog, catalogs, schemas, tables, views, external locations, storage credentials, privileges, ownership, grants, and workspace-catalog bindings.Hands-on or design-level experience with RBAC, ABAC, row-level security, column masking, dynamic views, data classification, access controls, and sensitive data handling.Experience integrating platform access models with enterprise IAM, ICR/access request workflows, service principals, group management, and least-privilege access practices.Ability to document security architecture, access control matrices, entitlement models, operating procedures, design decisions, and stakeholder sign-off artifacts.Experience collaborating with cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data governance, metadata, data engineering, compliance, and business teams in complex enterprise environments.Strong understanding of auditability, lineage, logging, monitoring, compliance evidence, and access recertification expectations in regulated environments.