Platform Administrator II

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CLA is a top national professional services firm delivering industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. The Platform Administrator role lives within our Business Technology Solutions team, focusing on administering, maintaining, and supporting enterprise data and analytics platforms to ensure reliability, performance, and secure access.

You will collaborate with data, analytics, and engineering teams to support cloud data services, analytics

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience required.
• Bachelor's degree required; CS/IT degree preferred.
• Databricks Platform Administration Fundamentals certification a plus.
• Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Responsibilities

• Assist in setup, configuration, and maintenance of cloud data platform compute, clusters, and workloads.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, escalating as needed.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data governance policies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize workflows, document processes and procedures.
• Support role‑based access across data governance and catalog services, including implementing service principals and access tokens for external users.
• Track unused assets for pruning; participate in privilege reviews.
• Create admin queries/dashboards to monitor critical systems; assist with automation via notebooks.
• Support enforcement of workflow/cluster tags and naming conventions; assist with backups and recovery.
• Assist with automation and CI/CD workflows used to manage platform configuration, infrastructure changes, and operational tasks, following established DevOps practices and runbooks.

Skills

Cloud data platforms

CI/CD workflows

Security best practices

Cross-functional collaboration

Notebook automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

CS/IT degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

Job description

The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you. CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other. CLA is growing and seeking to hire a Platform Administrator to join our talented Business Technology Solutions team. The position offers growth, flexibility and a collaborative work environment. This role assists in the administration, maintenance, and support of enterprise data and analytics platforms, ensuring reliability, performance, and secure access. This role collaborates with data, analytics, and engineering teams to support platform operations across cloud data services, analytics tools, and containerized environments.

How you’ll create opportunities in this Platform Administrator role:

• Assist in setup, configuration, and maintenance of cloud data platform compute, clusters, and workloads.
• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues, escalating as needed.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with data governance policies.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize workflows, document processes and procedures.
• Support role‑based access across data governance and catalog services, including implementing service principals and access tokens for external users.
• Track unused assets for pruning; participate in privilege reviews.
• Create admin queries/dashboards to monitor critical systems; assist with automation via notebooks.
• Support enforcement of workflow/cluster tags and naming conventions; assist with backups and recovery.
• Assist with automation and CI/CD workflows used to manage platform configuration, infrastructure changes, and operational tasks, following established DevOps practices and runbooks.

What you will need:

2 years of relevant experience required. Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree. Degree in computer science, information technology, or related field preferred. Databricks Platform Administration Fundamentals certification a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wellness at CLA

We focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.

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About CLA

CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. With nearly 9,000 people, more than 120 locations, and a global vision, we promise to know you and help you.

Investment advisory services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC‑registered investment advisor.

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Reasonable Accommodation

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Career Growth

When you join CLA, you’ll have the opportunity to design your inspired career. Career growth is about having new experiences and lots of exposure to different roles that stretch your comfort zone, expand your skills, and shape you as a leader. It’s not so much about climbing a ladder or acquiring new titles — it’s the discovery of your strengths and the outer reaches of your true potential. At CLA, you have the freedom to explore many opportunities, including your choice of industry specialization, service capability, career path, and mobility. Watch our video to see why people join CLA.