Senior Systems Admin — Databricks / Data Platform Lead

Method, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Paid Holidays

PTO — 15 days/year or more

Job summary

Spry Methods seeks a Senior Systems Administrator / Data Platform SME to support the USMC using the Advana platform with Databricks and Qlik Sense for cybersecurity reporting and eMASS data visualization. You will lead secure data pipelines, administer Databricks, and build advanced dashboards while ensuring governance and DoD-compliant operations.

The role partners with government stakeholders to produce documentation, transition operations, and sustainment of the platform, focusing on

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance is required.
• Current DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification (Security+, SSCP, GSEC, CCNA Security, or equivalent).
• Experience in DoD or Federal enterprise environments.
• Hands-on with Advana platform and its analytics capabilities.
• Advanced Databricks experience (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog).
• Extensive Qlik Sense development, scripting, QMC administration, and securityConfig.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and eMASS data.
• Expert SQL skills for relational DBs, dimensional modeling, ETL/ELT.

Responsibilities

• Administer Advana data platform for cybersecurity reporting and analytics.
• Design and maintain secure data ingestion pipelines and enterprise models using Databricks and Qlik Sense.
• Develop executive dashboards and visualizations for Marine Corps leadership.
• Integrate and manage eMASS data via secure API connections with governance and compliance.
• Configure Databricks environments and enterprise security controls.
• Develop Qlik Sense apps with load scripting and Set Analysis.
• Establish data governance processes and standardized reporting.
• Produce technical docs: User Guides, SOPs, CONOPS, SDD, architecture diagrams.
• Support knowledge transfer and operational transitions with government personnel.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and improve platform performance.

Skills

DoD security clearance

IAT Level II Certification

Enterprise data platform

Dashboard development

Data engineering

Technical documentation

Collaboration

Security governance

Education

DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification

Tools

Databricks

PySpark

Spark SQL

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Qlik Sense

eMASS data

REST API integration

Git

Job description

Spry Methods seeks a Senior Systems Administrator / Data Platform SME to support the USMC using the Advana platform with Databricks and Qlik Sense for cybersecurity reporting and eMASS data visualization. You will lead secure data pipelines, administer Databricks, and build advanced dashboards while ensuring governance and DoD-compliant operations.

The role partners with government stakeholders to produce documentation, transition operations, and sustainment of the platform, focusing on