Remote Azure Databricks DBA – Lakehouse & Cloud Ops

Curana Health; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Curana Health is seeking a Databricks Database Administrator to lead migration from SQL Server to Azure Databricks. You will manage Databricks workspaces, cluster configurations, and security policies while ensuring HIPAA-compliant data operations across a healthcare environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud data platform work, automation, and collaboration with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to deliver scalable data solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years administering enterprise data platforms.
• 3+ years of hands-on Databricks administration.
• Experience with Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and ADLS.
• Knowledge of RBAC, security policies, and governance.
• Strong Python, SQL, and scripting skills.
• Experience with IaC using Terraform.
• Familiarity with HIPAA, SOC 2 compliance.

Responsibilities

• Migrate and modernize data warehouse to Azure Databricks.
• Administer and maintain Databricks workspaces across environments.
• Configure clusters, policies, pools, and SQL warehouses.
• Monitor usage, performance, and capacity planning.
• Implement Lakehouse architecture (Bronze-Silver-Gold).
• Manage RBAC, Unity Catalog, and data access controls.
• Collaborate with Azure platform teams for security and networking.
• Provide on-call support for production and development DBs.

Skills

Databricks administration

Azure Databricks

Python

SQL

Scripting

RBAC and security

Monitoring & tuning

Terraform

Azure services

CI/CD tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Databricks

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Job description

Curana Health is seeking a Databricks Database Administrator to lead migration from SQL Server to Azure Databricks. You will manage Databricks workspaces, cluster configurations, and security policies while ensuring HIPAA-compliant data operations across a healthcare environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on cloud data platform work, automation, and collaboration with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to deliver scalable data solutions.