Databricks Platform Engineer (Remote) — Automation & Ops

General Dynamics Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Corporation is seeking a Databricks Administrator to manage our Databricks platform across development, test, and production, with a focus on security, reliability, and performance.

You will configure clusters, monitor health, manage IAM, and collaborate with data engineers and IT security to enable ML and analytics workloads in a compliant, cost-conscious environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience administering cloud-based data platforms or big data environments.
• Hands-on administration experience with Databricks (Azure Databricks / AWS Databricks / GCP Databricks).
• Strong understanding of Databricks workspaces, clusters, jobs, pools, and notebooks.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Databricks workspaces across development, test, and production environments.
• Configure and manage clusters, pools, jobs, and workflows to support ETL, streaming, and ML workloads.
• Monitor platform health, capacity, and performance; proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Manage Databricks runtime versions, libraries, and integrations with cloud storage and data services.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and business continuity procedures for Databricks assets.
• Configure and maintain IAM roles, groups, and permissions in Databricks.

Skills

Analytics

Big Data

Data Lake

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Job description

General Dynamics Corporation is seeking a Databricks Administrator to manage our Databricks platform across development, test, and production, with a focus on security, reliability, and performance.

You will configure clusters, monitor health, manage IAM, and collaborate with data engineers and IT security to enable ML and analytics workloads in a compliant, cost-conscious environment.