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Databricks Platform Engineer

Location
US
Workplace
Remote
Employment
Full Time
Salary
USD 110,000–120,000/yr
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Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain Databricks environments across dev, test, and production
  • Configure and optimize Databricks workspaces, clusters, and job orchestration
  • Implement Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar
  • Develop automation for platform provisioning, monitoring, scaling, and maintenance
  • Support CI/CD pipelines for Databricks notebooks, workflows, and deployments
  • Monitor platform health, performance, security, and cost optimization
  • Implement RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and governance controls
  • Troubleshoot platform issues, cluster performance concerns, and workload failures
  • Support integration with cloud services, data warehouses, and streaming platforms
  • Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and cloud infrastructure teams

Requirements

  • 5+ years in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or IT operations
  • 2+ years hands-on Databricks administration
  • Databricks Workspace Administration expertise
  • Apache Spark expertise
  • Python, Bash, or PowerShell expertise
  • Infrastructure-as-Code with Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM
  • Experience with Azure Government, AWS GovCloud, or secure cloud environments
  • Knowledge of cloud networking, security, and platform monitoring
  • Experience implementing RBAC, encryption, audit logging, and security controls
  • Familiarity with FedRAMP, FISMA, and NIST 800-53
  • Strong troubleshooting and platform support experience

Preferred

  • Databricks Certified Associate or Platform Administrator certification
  • Experience with Unity Catalog administration and data governance
  • Knowledge of CI/CD automation and DevOps best practices
  • Experience with Kafka, AWS Kinesis, Azure Event Hubs, or streaming technologies
  • Familiarity with Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or enterprise data warehouse platforms
  • Experience optimizing Databricks clusters for performance and cost efficiency
  • Federal cloud certifications such as Azure Administrator Associate or AWS Solutions Architect
  • Prior experience supporting federal agencies and Public Trust environments

Skills

  • Databricks
  • Apache Spark
  • Python
  • Bash
  • PowerShell
  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation
  • ARM
  • Azure Government
  • AWS GovCloud
  • RBAC
  • FedRAMP
  • FISMA
  • NIST 800-53
  • Unity Catalog
  • Kafka
  • AWS Kinesis
  • Azure Event Hubs
  • Snowflake
  • Redshift
  • BigQuery
  • Azure Administrator Associate
  • AWS Solutions Architect

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