Remote Azure Databricks Administrator

Cognizant; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Remote work flexibility

Professional Development

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to oversee onboarding, governance, security, and operations of enterprise Databricks environments. You will partner with engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure a secure, scalable data platform.

The role emphasizes expert administration, platform optimization, and cost management in a remote US setting. Strong collaboration across data, security, and network domains is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting cloud-based data and analytics platforms.
• Hands-on experience administering Azure Databricks in enterprise environments.
• Strong experience with Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Key Vault, Azure Networking, Azure Monitor, and Unity Catalog.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and administer Azure Databricks workspaces with VNet injection and secure cluster connectivity.
• Configure cluster policies, Databricks Runtime versions, autoscaling, and workload management standards.
• Optimize platform performance through tuning and Delta Lake best practices.
• Drive cost optimization via right-sizing, auto-termination policies, and reserved or spot instances.
• Implement Unity Catalog governance, access controls, and data lineage tracking.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and integrate Databricks REST APIs for automation.

Skills

Python

SQL

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure Key Vault

Azure Networking

Azure Monitor

Unity Catalog

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to oversee onboarding, governance, security, and operations of enterprise Databricks environments. You will partner with engineering, security, and operations teams to ensure a secure, scalable data platform.

The role emphasizes expert administration, platform optimization, and cost management in a remote US setting. Strong collaboration across data, security, and network domains is required.