Hybrid Azure Databricks Admin & Platform Engineer

Cognizant; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability (Long-term/Short-term)

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator / Azure Platform Manager to manage, optimize, and support enterprise-scale Azure Databricks and Microsoft Azure environments. The role emphasizes IaC, security governance, monitoring, automation, and DevOps practices in a hybrid SF, CA setting.

The ideal candidate has deep Azure cloud administration expertise, Databricks governance experience, and strong collaboration with data engineers, architects, and scientists to ensure a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years IT experience with 5+ years as Scrum Master in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on Azure Databricks administration experience.
• Proven expertise in Azure cloud platform operations and infrastructure management.
• Experience automating cloud environments using Terraform and scripting tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, notebooks, jobs, libraries, and platform integrations.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Databricks cluster performance and overall platform efficiency.
• Manage Azure infrastructure components including VMs, storage, VNets, NSGs, Key Vault, and Monitor.
• Implement and enforce Databricks security controls, RBAC, Unity Catalog governance, access management, and data protection policies.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Databricks monitoring tools.

Skills

Azure Databricks Administration

Microsoft Azure Administration

Infrastructure as Code

Azure Security & Governance

Azure DevOps & Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator / Azure Platform Manager to manage, optimize, and support enterprise-scale Azure Databricks and Microsoft Azure environments. The role emphasizes IaC, security governance, monitoring, automation, and DevOps practices in a hybrid SF, CA setting.

The ideal candidate has deep Azure cloud administration expertise, Databricks governance experience, and strong collaboration with data engineers, architects, and scientists to ensure a