Senior Databricks Security Architect

Axos Business Center; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Axos is seeking a Senior Databricks Security Engineer to secure our enterprise data and AI platform across Azure and AWS. You will design and implement a comprehensive security framework for the Lakehouse, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and regulatory compliance.

You will lead Unity Catalog, cluster policies, audit logging, and data governance, collaborating with data engineering and ML teams to embed security into pipelines while supporting audits and risk management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in information security with 3+ years in big data or cloud data security.
• Hands-on Databricks platform administration and security expertise.
• Experience securing Databricks on Azure or AWS.
• Proficiency in PySpark, Python, and SQL for tooling and auditing.
• Knowledge of PCI-DSS, SOX, GDPR, CCPA, BCBS 239 compliance.
• Familiarity with MLOps security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and govern Databricks security architecture.
• Lead Unity Catalog implementation: fine‑grained access control, data lineage, ABAC.
• Manage Databricks workspace security: network configurations, secrets, and init scripts.
• Implement and monitor audit logging for threat detection and compliance reporting.
• Govern service principal and OAuth 2.0 / OIDC authentication integration.
• Collaborate with data engineering and ML teams to embed security reviews into pipelines.
• Lead data classification and protection initiatives within the Lakehouse, incl. Delta Lake encryption and DLP.
• Drive compliance alignment for Databricks workloads.
• Develop and maintain Databricks security baselines, hardening standards, and CI/CD templates.
• Perform security assessments of ML models and pipelines for adversarial risks.

Skills

Databricks security

Big data security

Python

PySpark

SQL

Regulatory compliance

Threat detection

Security governance

Tools

Unity Catalog

Cluster policies

Secrets management

VNet injection

Azure AD integration

IAM roles

Audit logging

Delta Lake encryption

Data governance tools

Job description

Axos is seeking a Senior Databricks Security Engineer to secure our enterprise data and AI platform across Azure and AWS. You will design and implement a comprehensive security framework for the Lakehouse, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and regulatory compliance.

You will lead Unity Catalog, cluster policies, audit logging, and data governance, collaborating with data engineering and ML teams to embed security into pipelines while supporting audits and risk management.