Remote Azure Databricks Administrator & Platform Ops

Cognizant; Concord (NH); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an Azure Databricks Administrator to join our Cloud, Data & AI practice. This remote US role requires governance, security, optimization, and operational support for enterprise Databricks environments.

The candidate will lead Unity Catalog governance, integrate with Entra ID and Key Vault, and collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to ensure scalable and secure data platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT/Engineering.
• 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, ADF, ADLS Gen2, Entra ID, Key Vault, networking, and monitoring.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Experience supporting CI/CD initiatives using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and administer Azure Databricks workspaces with secure connectivity.
• Configure cluster policies, Databricks runtimes, autoscaling, and workload management.
• Optimize performance with tuning, Spark configs, and Delta Lake best practices.
• Perform capacity planning and resource forecasting for growth.
• Drive cost optimization including right-sizing and reserved/shared instances.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, and operations to ensure governance and reliability.

Skills

Python

SQL

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure Key Vault

Azure Networking

Azure Monitor & Log Analytics

Unity Catalog

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an Azure Databricks Administrator to join our Cloud, Data & AI practice. This remote US role requires governance, security, optimization, and operational support for enterprise Databricks environments.

The candidate will lead Unity Catalog governance, integrate with Entra ID and Key Vault, and collaborate across engineering, security, and operations to ensure scalable and secure data platforms.