Remote Databricks DBA - AWS & Delta Lake Specialist

Nitka Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nitka Technologies seeks an experienced Databricks DBA for a long-term, 100% remote engagement supporting US and Europe clients. You will manage Databricks workspaces, configure governance, and ensure smooth operation of data platforms across dev/qa/prod environments.

The role requires strong SQL, Linux/Bash, Python and AWS expertise, plus DeltaLake and REST/SDK familiarity. English at least intermediate is required. Full-time, attractive USD compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementation, integration or technical support.
• Experience with Linux, Bash.
• Confident SQL skills.
• Strong experience with AWS Infrastructure (ec2, s3, iam, vpc, secret management, sqs).
• Experience with Python sufficient for writing small scripts or applications.
• Experience of maintaining Databricks jobs & environments.
• Experience with REST API/SDK.
• Understanding of file-based databases (DeltaLake, Parquet, Hive).
• Understanding of of cluster types & node families.
• Spoken English at Intermediate level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple Databricks workspaces (dev/qa/prod).
• Configure cluster policies, governance & compliance.
• Create & maintain unity catalog objects: catalogs, schemas, grants, service principals, external storage etc.
• Monitor and debug failed / long-running jobs using system tables (job_run_timeline, node_timeline, workflow_run).
• Troubleshoot cluster crashes, driver OOM, executor failures, memory leaks.
• Investigate Python / Spark errors, dependency conflicts (PyPI, WHL, Maven).
• Assist users with cluster/job configuration, notebook errors, unity catalog permissions;
• Explain platform limitations and best practices to Data engineers.
• Maintain confluence pages with platform rules & troubleshooting guides.

Skills

Linux

Bash

SQL

Python

REST API/SDK

Databricks

AWS

DeltaLake

English

Tools

Databricks REST API

Databricks SDK

Terraform

GitLab CI

Kafka

Job description

Nitka Technologies seeks an experienced Databricks DBA for a long-term, 100% remote engagement supporting US and Europe clients. You will manage Databricks workspaces, configure governance, and ensure smooth operation of data platforms across dev/qa/prod environments.

The role requires strong SQL, Linux/Bash, Python and AWS expertise, plus DeltaLake and REST/SDK familiarity. English at least intermediate is required. Full-time, attractive USD compensation.