Senior Azure Databricks Administrator (Remote)

Cognizant

Salem (OR)

Remote

USD 100,000 - 115,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced Azure Databricks Administrator to manage and optimize enterprise Azure Databricks environments, collaborating with Data Engineers, Architects, Data Scientists, and Application teams to ensure a secure, scalable, and high-performing cloud analytics platform.

The ideal candidate will have deep Azure cloud administration expertise and hands-on Terraform, ARM/Bicep, and Azure DevOps for deploying and automating CI/CD pipelines in a remote San Francisco-based

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 expertise in Azure cloud platform operations and infrastructure management.
Experience automating cloud environments using Terraform and scripting tools.
Strong understanding of cloud monitoring and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Administer and support Azure Databricks workspaces, clusters, notebooks, jobs, libraries, and integrations.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Databricks cluster performance and 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 management and data protection.
Monitor health using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights and Databricks tools.
Diagnose and resolve Azure infra, networking, and performance issues.
Develop backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for Azure environments.
Automate deployment/configuration with Terraform, ARM/Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
Support CI/CD pipelines leveraging Azure DevOps, Git, and IaC practices.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize platform, cost, security, and governance.