Azure Databricks Platform Administrator: Governance & Security

Zohorecruit; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage and optimize Databricks environments in Azure. The role focuses on platform administration, governance, operational support, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across the organization’s data analytics infrastructure.

The successful candidate will collaborate with data engineering, analytics, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to ensure a secure, well-governed, and reliably supported Databricks environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering cloud-based data platforms or analytics environments with focus on governance and reliability.
• 3+ years hands-on experience administering Azure Databricks workspaces, Unity Catalog, clusters, jobs, SQL warehouses, and platform settings.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and administer Azure Databricks workspaces and clusters across development, staging, and production environments.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, resource utilization, and platform availability.
• Optimize configurations for performance and cost efficiency while ensuring governance and security policies are followed.

Skills

Azure Databricks

Platform administration

RBAC and security

Unity Catalog

Databricks CLI

REST APIs

Python

PowerShell

Tools

Databricks CLI

REST APIs

Terraform

Python

PowerShell

Azure Monitor

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage and optimize Databricks environments in Azure. The role focuses on platform administration, governance, operational support, performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across the organization’s data analytics infrastructure.

The successful candidate will collaborate with data engineering, analytics, cybersecurity, and compliance teams to ensure a secure, well-governed, and reliably supported Databricks environment.