Senior Databricks Platform Administrator

DHANU GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC.; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DHANU GLOBAL ENTERPRISES, INC. is seeking a Senior Databricks Platform Administrator in Dallas, TX (Remote) for a 12+ month contract with possible extension.

You will manage enterprise Databricks workspaces to support data engineering, analytics, and AI workloads. The role emphasizes platform operations, security, governance, automation, performance optimization, and cost management, with hands-on responsibilities across Unity Catalog, compute policies, and integration with AWS S3 and external

Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering, cloud operations, or platform administration, including 3+ years of hands-on Databricks experience.
• Strong knowledge of Unity Catalog, access management, Databricks compute, and production operations.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience automating through APIs or SDKs.
• Hands-on AWS experience with IAM, S3, and networking.
• Understanding of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Git, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer Databricks accounts, workspaces, users, groups, service principals, compute policies, SQL warehouses, and serverless environments.
• Manage Unity Catalog, permissions, storage credentials, external locations, foreign catalogs, and data security policies.
• Troubleshoot platform incidents, authentication, connectivity, performance, and library compatibility issues.
• Plan runtime upgrades and support Snowflake-to-Databricks and UC-managed Iceberg migrations.
• Coordinate secure integrations with AWS S3, databases, APIs, and external partners.
• Administer AI capabilities, including model endpoints, AI Gateway, Genie, agents, and Apps, with appropriate access and consumption controls.
• Automate administrative processes using Python, SQL, APIs, SDKs, CLI, and Terraform.
• Support GitHub and Jenkins deployment pipelines, monitoring, usage reporting, and cost optimization.

Skills

Databricks

Python

SQL

AWS

Unity Catalog

CI/CD

Job description

Senior Databricks Platform Administrator

Experience : 8-25

Job Type : Contractual

Overview :

Job Title: Senior Databricks Platform AdministratorLocation:Dallas,TX (Remote)Duration: 12 plus months with possible extensionAbout the Role: We are looking for a hands-on Databricks Platform Administrator to manage enterprise workspaces supporting data engineering, analytics, and AI workloads. The role focuses on platform operations, security, governance, automation, performance, and cost management.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Databricks accounts, workspaces, users, groups, service principals, compute policies, SQL warehouses, and serverless environments.
• Manage Unity Catalog, permissions, storage credentials, external locations, foreign catalogs, and data security policies.
• Troubleshoot platform incidents, authentication, connectivity, performance, and library compatibility issues.
• Plan runtime upgrades and support Snowflake-to-Databricks and UC-managed Iceberg migrations.
• Coordinate secure integrations with AWS S3, databases, APIs, and external partners.
• Administer AI capabilities, including model endpoints, AI Gateway, Genie, agents, and Apps, with appropriate access and consumption controls.
• Automate administrative processes using Python, SQL, APIs, SDKs, CLI, and Terraform.
• Support GitHub and Jenkins deployment pipelines, monitoring, usage reporting, and cost optimization.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in data engineering, cloud operations, or platform administration, including 3+ years of hands-on Databricks experience
• Strong knowledge of Unity Catalog, access management, Databricks compute, and production operations
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience automating through APIs or SDKs.
• Hands-on AWS experience with IAM, S3, and networking.
• Understanding of Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Git, and CI/CD practices. Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, or Dagster.
• Familiarity with SSO, OAuth, AI platform administration, and MCP integrations.
• Relevant Databricks or cloud certifications.

Skills :

Senior Databricks Platform Administrator