Senior Platform Engineer (Azure Infrastructure)

EPAM Systems; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Relocation opportunities

English classes

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Poland is seeking an Azure Databricks Platform Engineer to join our data platform team in a remote or hybrid setup. You will ensure stability, scalability, and security of Azure Databricks and Data Lake environments to enable advanced analytics and governance at scale.

You will implement automation, governance, and performance optimizations, administer workspaces, enforce access controls, and collaborate with stakeholders to align standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Databricks and Data Lake Storage Gen2.
• Hands-on Terraform for Databricks deployments.
• Python scripting for automation and tooling.
• RBAC and Entra ID access management, Unity Catalog governance.

Responsibilities

• Administer Azure Databricks and Data Lake Storage Gen2 workspaces.
• Enforce access control using RBAC and Entra ID.
• Apply Unity Catalog governance, data lineage, and policies.
• Develop automation scripts and REST API integrations.
• Monitor platform health, ensure reliability, and respond to incidents.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align standards and governance.
• Troubleshoot issues and optimize performance.
• Document processes and maintain best practices.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Data Lake Storage

RBAC

Entra ID

Unity Catalog

Terraform

Python

REST APIs

DevOps

Data Governance

Tools

Terraform

REST API tooling

Job description

We're looking for an Azure Databricks Platform Engineer to join our team in Poland in a remote or hybrid working mode. In this role, you’ll ensure the stability, scalability, and security of our Azure Databricks and Data Lake environments, enabling advanced data analytics and governance at scale. You’ll contribute to efficient data operations by implementing automation, governance frameworks, and performance optimizations that impact mission-critical data processes.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage Azure Databricks and Data Lake Storage Gen2 workspaces
• Implement and enforce access control using RBAC and Entra ID
• Apply Databricks governance concepts, including Unity Catalog, data lineage, and access policies
• Develop automation scripts and REST API integrations for environment configuration and monitoring
• Monitor platform health, ensure operational reliability, and handle incident response
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align platform standards and governance practices
• Troubleshoot and resolve platform issues, optimizing performance and efficiency
• Document processes and maintain platform best practices

Requirements

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services, particularly Azure Databricks and Data Lake Storage
• Proficiency in Azure access management (RBAC, Entra ID)
• Knowledge of Databricks governance, including Unity Catalog for security and data lineage
• Hands-on experience using Terraform for deploying and managing Databricks infrastructure
• Basic Python programming skills for automation and scripting
• Familiarity with REST APIs for system configuration
• Understanding of DevOps principles including observability, monitoring, and incident response
• Experience working in enterprise environments, ideally global organizations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe)
• Experience in Databricks administration such as job orchestration and cluster policy design
• Contributions to shared automation or governance frameworks
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps toolchains

We offer

• We gather like-minded people:
  • Top tech minds driving innovation in AI, cloud and digital platform modernization
  • Supportive team and agile, startup-like culture
  • Hybrid by design mode and opportunity to work remotely within Poland
  • Chance to work abroad for up to 60 days annually
  • Business-driven relocation opportunities
• We provide growth opportunities:
  • Career development programs
  • Thought leadership, mentoring, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certification (Anthropic, Gemini, GCP, Azure, AWS)
  • English classes
• We cover it all:
  • Stable pay
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 15% discount
  • Benefits package (health insurance, multisport, shopping vouchers)
  • Referral bonuses up to $2,000
  • Offices featuring entertainment and relaxation zones, table tennis and football, free snacks, coffee and more
  • Corporate, social and well-being events
• Please, note:
  • Benefits listed above are available to employees only
  • We are open for working with Contractors. Terms of B2B cooperation agreements are agreed individually
  • We will reach out to selected candidates exclusively

EPAM is global leader in AI transformation engineering and integrated consulting, serving Forbes Global 2000 companies and ambitious startups. With over thirty years of expertise in custom software, product and platform engineering, we empower our clients to become AI-Native enterprises, driving measurable value from innovation and digital investments.