Senior Databricks Platform Admin - Remote/Onsite

CloudIngest; Texas; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudIngest is seeking a hands-on Senior Databricks Platform Administrator to manage enterprise Databricks environments. The role emphasizes platform administration, security governance, automation, and cost optimisation in a cloud setting.

The candidate will administer workspaces, Unity Catalog, permissions, and access controls while integrating Databricks with Azure/AWS services. Strong scripting and IaC skills are essential.

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 and SQL Warehouses.
• IAM/RBAC and security controls, Python, SQL and REST APIs.
• Experience with Azure or AWS cloud platforms, Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Apache Spark and Delta Lake, networking, SSO and OAuth.

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

Databricks Compute

SQL Warehouses

IAM RBAC

Python

SQL

REST APIs

Azure

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

Apache Spark

Delta Lake

SSO

OAuth

Networking

Tools

Terraform

CI/CD tools

Job description

CloudIngest is seeking a hands-on Senior Databricks Platform Administrator to manage enterprise Databricks environments. The role emphasizes platform administration, security governance, automation, and cost optimisation in a cloud setting.

The candidate will administer workspaces, Unity Catalog, permissions, and access controls while integrating Databricks with Azure/AWS services. Strong scripting and IaC skills are essential.