Career profile

Brian Likosar

Seasoned leader with extensive open source (Linux, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Iceberg) experience

Libertyville, Illinois, United States

Career path.

Databricks
Sr. Specialist Solution Architect
Apr 2026 - Present
Databricks
Sr. Adoption Architect
Jun 2024 - Mar 2026
Tabular
Sr. Solution Architect
Oct 2023 - Jun 2024
StormForge - 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦
Global Director of Solution Architecture and Customer Success
Sep 2022 - Nov 2023
StormForge
Sr. Solution Architect
Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Streaming Data Specialist
Aug 2020 - Jan 2022
Confluent
Sr. Solution Engineer (Central U.S.)
Apr 2020 - Jul 2020
Confluent
Manager, Systems Engineering
Apr 2019 - Mar 2020
Confluent
Sr. Solution Engineer
Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
Red Hat
Senior Manager, Solution Architecture
Sep 2015 - Jan 2018
Red Hat
Manager, Solution Architecture
Mar 2013 - Sep 2015
Red Hat
Principal Solutions Architect
Jul 2011 - Mar 2013
Red Hat
Sr. Solutions Architect
Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
Red Hat
Solutions Architect
Jul 2008 - Aug 2010
Discover Financial Services
Consultant
Dec 2006 - Jul 2008
Discover Financial Services
Senior Associate
Dec 2002 - Dec 2006
Discover Financial Services
Systems Analyst / Programmer
Jan 2001 - Dec 2002
Western Illinois University
ResNet Manager
Jan 1997 - Jan 2000