Databricks Platform Engineer (Azure & Unity Catalog)

SBA Communications; Boca Raton (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) company match

Equity opportunities

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance and disability

Wellness programs and EAP

Paid time off and holidays

Remote workdays depending on role

Education assistance and professional

Job summary

SBA Communications seeks a Databricks Administration Specialist to operate and govern the enterprise Databricks platform on Microsoft Azure. You will provision workspaces, implement Unity Catalog, manage identities, and enforce data governance as part of the Database Engineering team.

You will collaborate with Cloud Engineering to align networking, storage, and security, while supporting EDW/ODS operations and cost management. Strong IaC and DevOps tooling are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, MIS or equivalent with 3–5 years in data platform or cloud infra.
• Databricks or Azure data platform experience and data governance.
• Databricks Certification and Azure certifications preferred.
• Strong scripting and automation using Python, PySpark, PowerShell.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform) and CI/CD (Azure DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and manage Databricks workspaces in Azure with governance.
• Administer Unity Catalog and data access governance.
• Manage identity and access with Azure AD/Entra ID, MFA enforcement.
• Design and manage infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and DAB.
• Support CI/CD pipeline promotions across Dev/QA/Prod via Azure DevOps.
• Maintain Bronze/Silver/Gold medallion architecture and data retention policies.
• Collaborate with Cloud & Database teams for integrated infrastructure.
• Ensure security controls, data masking, audit logging and SOX compliance.
• Maintain platform documentation and runbooks.
• Stay current with Databricks/Azure developments and propose improvements.

Skills

Databricks Administration

Azure Data Platform integration

Scripting & automation

CI/CD pipelines

Data governance

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent

Tools

Databricks

Terraform

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Job description

SBA Communications seeks a Databricks Administration Specialist to operate and govern the enterprise Databricks platform on Microsoft Azure. You will provision workspaces, implement Unity Catalog, manage identities, and enforce data governance as part of the Database Engineering team.

You will collaborate with Cloud Engineering to align networking, storage, and security, while supporting EDW/ODS operations and cost management. Strong IaC and DevOps tooling are essential.