Databricks Platform Engineer/Admin

Elevate Government Solutions

$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in Databricks platform administration/engineering, preferably on AWS.
  • Hands-on Terraform experience with networking, IAM, compute, and storage.
  • Expertise in Databricks SRA and Unity Catalog administration.
  • Proficient in deployment automation using DABs or similar tools.
  • Skilled in Python and Linux systems administration.
  • Familiarity with AWS services including VPC, IAM, S3, KMS, EC2, and CloudWatch; GovCloud experience is a plus.
  • Experience in regulated environments (FISMA High/FedRAMP High is a bonus).
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to advise stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Deploy Databricks workspaces from scratch using Terraform on AWS GovCloud/Commercial.
  • Design and implement networking for both control and data planes.
  • Administer Unity Catalog, including security and data governance features.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Databricks Asset Bundles.
  • Define platform governance and best practices for workspace management.
  • Automate the provisioning of platform resources and policies.
  • Monitor platform health, cost, and utilization; provide optimization recommendations.
  • Act as an escalation point for incidents and perform root-cause analysis.

Benefits

  • Health insurance coverage.
  • 401k match program.
  • Unlimited vacation policy.
  • 11 federal holidays observed.
  • Remote work flexibility.
  • Opportunities for training and skill development.
  • Access to mentoring and coaching programs.
Full Job Description
This position requires an ACTIVE SECRET security clearance. Your application will not be reviewed if you do not have an ACTIVE security clearance at SECRET or above.

We are seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious Databricks Platform Engineer/Admin to join our team working with a Federal client. The position will be a remote role open to US citizens residing in the United States with a Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Deploy Databricks workspaces from scratch via Terraform + Databricks SRA on AWS GovCloud/Commercial, across dev/test/prod
  • Design and implement networking (VPC, subnets, PrivateLink, Transit Gateway, security groups, DNS) for control plane/data plane connectivity
  • Administer Unity Catalog: metastores, catalogs, schemas, external locations, grants, row/column-level security
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) deployment
  • Own platform governance, strategy, and best practices; define workspace guardrails, tagging, and naming standards
  • Automate provisioning of cluster policies, secrets, service principals, SSO/SCIM integration
  • Monitor platform health, cost, and utilization; drive FinOps and rightsizing recommendations
  • Act as escalation point for platform incidents and root-cause analysis
Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications

  • 6+ years administering/engineering Databricks platforms, ideally on AWS
  • Hands-on Terraform experience (networking, IAM, compute, storage)
  • Strong knowledge of Databricks SRA and Unity Catalog administration
  • Experience with DABs or equivalent deployment automation
  • Python and Linux systems administration
  • AWS services: VPC, IAM, S3, KMS, EC2, CloudWatch (GovCloud experience a plus)
  • Comfortable operating in regulated/compliance-heavy environments (FISMA High/FedRAMP High a plus)
  • Strong communication skills; able to advise stakeholders on platform decisions
Education Requirement

  • 4 year Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Eng or related (highly preferred)


Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • 401k match
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • 11 Federal Holidays
  • Remote work
  • Training
  • Mentoring/Coaching

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