Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) for the Public Sector

About the Role Databricks is seeking a Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) for the Public Sector to serve as a senior, customer-facing technology and mission-transformation leader for strategic government and education accounts. This individual-contributor role sits at the intersection of data and AI strategy, mission modernization, public-sector operating models, and executive relationship building, working closely with C-level leaders to drive multi-year change on the data platform while representing real-world needs back into Databricks. What You'll Do

• Build and maintain trusted-advisor relationships with C-level and mission leadership across public-sector accounts, including CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CISOs, program executives, mission owners, and transformation leaders.
• Shape executive thinking on secure data and AI modernization, emphasizing lakehouse and data platform modernization as a foundation for analytics, governance, and generative AI in public-sector environments.
• Lead executive briefings, strategy sessions, and mission workshops that connect agency priorities, regulatory obligations, security requirements, budget realities, and workforce constraints to practical Databricks-based roadmaps.
• Serve as a deep technical counterpart in the field with strong working knowledge of Databricks products (L200-L300 proficiency) and the ability to credibly engage architects, engineers, analysts, data scientists, and security stakeholders on design trade-offs.
• Translate recurring customer needs into reusable public-sector reference architectures, solution blueprints, technical narratives, and thought leadership assets.
• Partner with Account Executives, Solutions Architects, product specialists, professional services, and ecosystem partners to drive complex, multi-year platform decisions, expansions, and mission programs.
• Provide structured feedback from strategic public-sector customers into Product, Engineering, and Field leadership, especially around governance, security, compliance, interoperability, and public-sector feature requirements.
• Mentor senior field engineering talent and help codify playbooks for complex public-sector engagements, including executive discovery, mission-value framing, partner orchestration, and secure deployment patterns.
• Represent Databricks externally with senior public-sector audiences through conferences, councils, roundtables, webinars, and executive forums. What We're Looking For
• 15+ years of experience spanning enterprise technology, consulting, and public-sector transformation.
• Significant experience working in or with U.S. public-sector institutions, such as federal civilian agencies, defense organizations, intelligence-related environments, state and local government, or education.
• Direct experience in customer-facing pre-sales, technical strategy, architecture, advisory, or transformation leadership roles.
• Strong background in modern data architectures, including distributed data systems, data engineering, analytics, governance, and AI or machine learning platforms.
• Experience with public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with mission areas relevant to Databricks public-sector offerings, such as cybersecurity, public safety, fraud detection, benefits modernization, defense analytics, logistics, or geospatial and IoT-enabled operations.
• Familiarity with public-sector procurement realities, partner-led delivery models, and the rhythm of government budget, program, and acquisition cycles.
• U.S. citizenship required and active clearance preferred. Compensation & Benefits
• Local Pay Range $264,000—$363,000 USD
• The total compensation package may include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information on location-based ranges, refer to our page.