Databricks Platform Engineer

Poland and Central-Eastern Europe; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Xebia is hiring for a Databricks and Platform Engineer to join our AI-first, cloud-focused practice. You will administer Databricks platforms, define Terraform-based infrastructure, deploy via DABs, and enhance CI/CD pipelines across enterprise-scale cloud environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to automate provisioning, governance through Unity Catalog, and ensure robust disaster recovery and release processes.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Databricks platform administration and engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
• Experience with Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) or similar deployment frameworks.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of cloud platform operations and DevOps practices.
• Experience with platform automation, environment provisioning, and release management.
• Familiarity with disaster recovery, resiliency, and recovery testing.
• Experience working in enterprise-scale cloud environments.
• Ability to collaborate with platform, cloud, SRE, and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Databricks workspaces and platform services.
• Develop and maintain IaC solutions using Terraform.
• Implement and support deployment processes using DABs or similar frameworks.
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate provisioning, environment setup, and release management.
• Implement and maintain Unity Catalog for governance.
• Support platform qualification and validation activities with automated evidence.
• Support disaster recovery setup and resiliency improvements.
• Implement and maintain data ingestion routes and platform capabilities.
• Manage platform-related change control activities with documented processes.
• Provide operational support including sandbox provisioning.
• Collaborate with platform, cloud, SRE, architecture, and engineering teams.
• Support knowledge transfer, handover, and operational transition.

Skills

Databricks admin

Terraform

DABs deployment

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud DevOps

Automation

Disaster recovery

Tools

Unity Catalog

Job description

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner.With over 25 years of experience and a team of 5,000 professionals across 16 countries, we help organizations design and build scalable products, platforms, and data-driven solutions.

We specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products, combining deep technical expertise with a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture.

In the CEE region, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 experts delivering modern applications, data platforms, and AI solutions for clients such as Millennium, ING, Play, Edenred, Arabian Drilling, FedEx, Leroy Merlin, Truecaller, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, and many, many more. We work with leading technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake, and combine strong engineering culture with a consulting mindset and a continuous focus on growth and knowledge sharing.

You will:

• build, configure, and maintain Databricks workspaces and platform services,

• develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform,

• implement and support deployment processes using Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) or similar frameworks,

• design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines,

• automate infrastructure provisioning, environment setup, and release management,

• implement and maintain Unity Catalog and support enterprise data platform governance,

• support platform qualification and validation activities, including automated generation of validation evidence,

• support disaster recovery setup, resiliency improvements, and recovery testing,

• implement and maintain data ingestion routes and supporting platform capabilities,

• manage platform-related change control activities in line with documented processes,

• provide operational support for the platform, including sandbox provisioning,

• collaborate with platform, cloud, SRE, architecture, and engineering teams,

• support knowledge transfer, platform handover, and operational transition activities.

Your profile:

• hands-on experience with Databricks platform administration and engineering,

• strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform,

• experience with Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) or similar deployment frameworks,

• experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines,

• understanding of cloud platform operations and DevOps practices,

• experience with platform automation, environment provisioning, and release management,

• familiarity with disaster recovery, resiliency, and recovery testing,

• experience working in enterprise-scale cloud environments,

• ability to collaborate effectively with platform, cloud, SRE, and engineering teams,

• strong problem-solving and communication skills,

• ability to work in regulated environments with documented processes and change control,

• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.

Nice to have:

• experience working in GxP-regulated environments,

• experience supporting qualification and validation activities, including IQ/OQ,

• knowledge of enterprise data platform governance practices,

• experience implementing and maintaining Unity Catalog,

• experience supporting large-scale data modernization programs,

• exposure to AWS-based environments,

• experience with platform handover and operational transition activities.

Recruitment Process:

CV review – HR call – Interview – Client Interview – Decision