Remote Azure Databricks Platform Administrator

Cognizant; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise-scale Azure Databricks environments. You will work with Data Engineers and Architects to ensure a secure, scalable cloud analytics platform.

Ideal candidates bring deep Azure expertise, strong Databricks administration, and a track record in automation and DevOps. This remote role is based in San Francisco, CA, USA, offering competitive compensation and a discretionary annual incentive program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years IT experience with at least 5+ years as Scrum Master in enterprise environments.
• Strong hands-on Azure Databricks administration experience.
• Proven Azure cloud operations and infrastructure management expertise.
• Experience automating cloud environments with Terraform and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, notebooks, jobs, libraries, and platform integrations.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Databricks cluster performance and overall platform efficiency.
• Manage Azure infrastructure components including VMs, storage, VNets, NSGs, Key Vault, and Monitor.
• Implement and enforce Databricks security controls, RBAC, Unity Catalog governance, access, and data protection.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Diagnose and resolve Azure infrastructure and connectivity issues to ensure reliability.
• Develop backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for Azure.
• Automate deployment/configuration tasks using Terraform, ARM/Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps initiatives leveraging Azure DevOps and Git.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive platform optimization, cost management, and security governance.

Skills

Azure Databricks Admin

Azure Administration

DevOps

Cloud Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Git

Unity Catalog

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise-scale Azure Databricks environments. You will work with Data Engineers and Architects to ensure a secure, scalable cloud analytics platform.

Ideal candidates bring deep Azure expertise, strong Databricks administration, and a track record in automation and DevOps. This remote role is based in San Francisco, CA, USA, offering competitive compensation and a discretionary annual incentive program.