Field CTO - Public Sector

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">FEQ327R276</p> <p>Databricks is seeking a Field Chief Technology Officer (Field CTO) for the Public Sector business 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.​ The role will focus on helping agencies, departments, and public institutions use the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to modernize data estates, strengthen security, improve operations, and deploy AI responsibly in support of mission outcomes.</p> <p><strong>Impact you will have</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Translate recurring customer needs into reusable public-sector reference architectures, solution blueprints, technical narratives, and thought leade