Senior Principal Databricks Platform Engineer — Terraform

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to own the Databricks platform architecture on AWS, build Terraform/Python automation, and mentor teams driving data innovations.

You will shape the architecture and execution of scalable data solutions, leveraging Databricks, AWS, and Terraform to deliver high-impact insights across the enterprise while advancing engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience.
• Expert-level proficiency in Databricks platform administration and Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with Python and/or Java development with automated testing.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands-on practical experience with terraform development and understanding of terraform enterprise.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub / Bitbucket code versioning tool, Jenkins build tool and pypi / maven artifactory integrations.
• Experience in managing product release lifecycle at enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops infrastructure automation for the Databricks control plane, including workspace provisioning, account configuration, onboarding/offboarding, and Delta Sharing using Terraform, AWS, and Python Lambdas.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code across Terraform modules, Python Lambda functions, and control plane services while reviewing and debugging code across the team.
• Leads the architecture of scalable Databricks platform infrastructure, including workspace automation, AWS networking, and control plane APIs enabling self-service for downstream teams.
• Define and implement best practices for data engineering, data lake architecture, and distributed computing
• Solves the companies most challenging cloud data platform problems by building innovative technical solutions around Data Lake Tools.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Mentor and guide technical teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and excellence in software engineering practices

Skills

Databricks admin

AWS networking

Terraform

Python

Java

GitHub/Bitbucket

Jenkins

Unit testing

Enterprise release management

Infrastructure as code

Tools

Databricks

Delta Sharing

Terraform Enterprise

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to own the Databricks platform architecture on AWS, build Terraform/Python automation, and mentor teams driving data innovations.

You will shape the architecture and execution of scalable data solutions, leveraging Databricks, AWS, and Terraform to deliver high-impact insights across the enterprise while advancing engineering excellence.