Azure Databricks Platform Admin: Governance & Security

White & Case LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

White & Case LLP in New York seeks an Azure Databricks Administrator to govern and operate the Databricks platform, ensuring security, cost-efficiency and production readiness across development, test and production environments.

You will implement governance with Entra ID, Unity Catalog, and Key Vault integration, monitor platform health, optimize resources, and collaborate with Data Engineering and Security teams to align with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience with Azure and enterprise data platforms.
• Hands-on Azure Databricks administration, security, and governance.
• Experience with Entra ID, Key Vault, Monitor, and cost management.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Terraform, GitHub, and Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Purview, Fabric, Delta Lake and modern analytics.

Responsibilities

• Administer Azure Databricks workspaces across dev/test/prod.
• Define governance standards, cluster policies, and environment controls.
• Manage security integrations including Azure Entra ID and Unity Catalog.
• Monitor health, usage, reliability, and cost; optimize resources.
• Collaborate with Data Eng, Security, and Architecture teams.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Azure Admin

CI/CD

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Data governance

Purview

Delta Lake

Tools

Terraform

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

White & Case LLP in New York seeks an Azure Databricks Administrator to govern and operate the Databricks platform, ensuring security, cost-efficiency and production readiness across development, test and production environments.

You will implement governance with Entra ID, Unity Catalog, and Key Vault integration, monitor platform health, optimize resources, and collaborate with Data Engineering and Security teams to align with enterprise standards.