Databricks Unity Catalog RBAC/ABAC Architect

Northrop Grumman; United States; Hybrid; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Databricks Data Governance Engineer to lead access control design and governance for the Databricks Lakehouse. You will own the security model, define engineering standards, and translate compliance needs into scalable controls.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, requiring strong Python/SQL skills and experience with Unity Catalog security features. This position supports hybrid work in Falls Church, VA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years as Software/Data Engineer with emphasis on data security and automation.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience implementing Databricks Unity Catalog security features.
• Proven ability to design RBAC/ABAC at scale including Unity Catalog, grants, dynamic views, row/column filtering and masking.
• Fluency with identity/federation patterns including SCIM, service principals, and Entra ID integration.
• Experience using infrastructure-as-code practices, preferably Terraform for access, tagging, and policy management in Databricks.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for automation, monitoring, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of RBAC/ABAC within Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Define security architecture for data access including dynamic views and masking.
• Develop identity governance including service principals and workload identities.
• Translate regulatory and contractual requirements into practical technical controls.
• Establish and maintain data classification standards and tagging structures.
• Implement grants, catalogs, tags, and access controls as code using Terraform/Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Collaborate with admins and engineers to align workspace controls with data access strategy.

Skills

RBAC ABAC design

Databricks Unity Catalog

Terraform IaC

Python

SQL

Identity governance

Security automation

Education

Bachelor's degree + 8 years

Master's degree + 6 years

Tools

Terraform

Databricks Unity Catalog

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Databricks Data Governance Engineer to lead access control design and governance for the Databricks Lakehouse. You will own the security model, define engineering standards, and translate compliance needs into scalable controls.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, requiring strong Python/SQL skills and experience with Unity Catalog security features. This position supports hybrid work in Falls Church, VA.