Remote Azure Databricks Admin & Cloud Ops

Cognizant; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage enterprise-scale Azure Databricks and Microsoft Azure environments. This remote role, based in San Francisco, CA, USA, requires strong cloud administration and Databricks governance expertise.

You will optimize clusters, enforce security, and collaborate with data engineers, architects, and developers to deliver scalable, secure analytics platforms. Competitive salary and incentive program apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years serving as a Scrum Master in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Azure Databricks environments.
• Proven expertise in Azure cloud platform operations and infrastructure management.
• Experience automating cloud environments using Terraform and scripting tools.
• Strong understanding of cloud monitoring, observability, and operational excellence.
• Ability to lead platform support initiatives and drive continuous improvement across cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, notebooks, jobs, libraries, and platform integrations.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Databricks cluster performance, workload balancing, auto-scaling, and overall platform efficiency.
• Manage and maintain Azure infrastructure components including Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, Virtual Networks, NSGs, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Monitor.
• Implement and enforce Databricks security controls, RBAC, Unity Catalog governance, access management, and data protection policies.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure and platform health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Databricks monitoring tools.
• Diagnose and resolve Azure infrastructure, networking, connectivity, performance, and platform-related issues to ensure service reliability.
• Develop and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for Azure-based environments.
• Automate infrastructure deployment, configuration and operational tasks using Terraform, ARM/Bicep templates, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps initiatives leveraging Azure DevOps, Git repositories, and infrastructure automation best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive platform optimization, cost management, compliance adherence, security governance, and cloud best practices

Skills

Azure Databricks Administration

Microsoft Azure Administration

Scrum Master

Terraform

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Education

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

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

Bicep

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Git

Azure DevOps

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage enterprise-scale Azure Databricks and Microsoft Azure environments. This remote role, based in San Francisco, CA, USA, requires strong cloud administration and Databricks governance expertise.

You will optimize clusters, enforce security, and collaborate with data engineers, architects, and developers to deliver scalable, secure analytics platforms. Competitive salary and incentive program apply.