Senior Databricks Platform Admin — Remote

CloudIngest; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudIngest is seeking a hands-on Senior Databricks Platform Administrator to manage and support enterprise Databricks environments, including Unity Catalog, clusters, and security controls. You will automate administrative tasks with Python, SQL, APIs, Terraform, and CI/CD, optimize performance and cost, and integrate Databricks with cloud services.

The role is remote within the United States and requires 5+ years of platform administration and 3+ years in Databricks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of platform administration or cloud engineering experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on Databricks administration experience.
• Strong expertise with Unity Catalog, Databricks Compute & SQL Warehouses, IAM/RBAC and security controls.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, REST APIs and working with Azure or AWS.
• Experience with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Apache Spark and Delta Lake.
• Networking, SSO and identity integrations.

Responsibilities

• Administer Databricks workspaces, clusters, Unity Catalog, permissions, and access controls.
• Manage storage credentials, external locations, catalogs, and data security policies.
• Support Databricks compute, SQL Warehouses, and serverless environments.
• Perform platform upgrades, patching, and environment maintenance.
• Troubleshoot platform, networking, authentication, and performance issues.
• Integrate Databricks with Azure/AWS services, databases, APIs, and external systems.
• Automate administrative processes using Python, SQL, APIs, Terraform, and CI/CD tools.
• Monitor platform health, utilization, performance, and cost optimization.

Skills

Databricks admin

Unity Catalog

SQL Warehouses

IAM RBAC

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Azure AWS

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

Networking

SSO OAuth

Cloud platforms

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

CloudIngest is seeking a hands-on Senior Databricks Platform Administrator to manage and support enterprise Databricks environments, including Unity Catalog, clusters, and security controls. You will automate administrative tasks with Python, SQL, APIs, Terraform, and CI/CD, optimize performance and cost, and integrate Databricks with cloud services.

The role is remote within the United States and requires 5+ years of platform administration and 3+ years in Databricks.